alternate

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Thousands of people missed important life events, including funerals and their own weddings, and were left scrambling to make alternate arrangements.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

In Myanmar, prices at the petrol pump have jumped and the junta has instituted fuel-saving measures, including alternate day bans on private vehicles, based on odd- or even-numbered licence plates.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In this alternate past, a fatal blood virus, known informally as the Red Wind, has been ravaging the population for about a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Although the ballot initiative has yet to pass, the threat of such a tax prompted many of the state’s ultrarich to rush to establish alternate residency before the onset of the new year.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

This meant her chances of making the 2016 team, even as the alternate, were pretty much dashed.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad