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"If the rent here or in other places goes up, I really can't afford it," the 63 year-old told AFP, adding that she was unable to find alternate accommodation nearby.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
What if the Premier League changed its rules and awarded the trophy to the winners by alternate means?
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Regeneron subsequently asked to switch to an alternate third-party manufacturer.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
Perhaps, in an alternate timeline, Cadillac’s comely and contemporary, two-row SUV might have struggled to find a wider audience.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026
“If you have no confidence in the Voigt-Kampff scale,” he pointed out, “possibly your organization should have researched an alternate test. It can be argued that the responsibility rests partly on you. Oh, thanks.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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