alternating
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In its first 250 years, the U.S. has seen periods of shared prosperity alternating with eras like the Gilded Age, in which income inequality spiked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Unlike turn-based games that progress with sequential, alternating moves, “StarCraft” has a high degree of complexity that makes it well-suited to training machine intelligence.
From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026
The group's scale, however, wasn't necessarily part of the original plan, with the group alternating between eight and 11 musicians, depending on the production.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
The Venice Biennale is an international cultural organisation started in 1895 that presents major cultural festivals and runs its flagship art exhibition and architecture exhibition on alternating years.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Bobby deliberately varied the kinds of food he ate: Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Hungarian, even Kosher, alternating restaurants every night.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing alternating
"Living Like Weasels" by Annie Dillard
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Shake It Up: Alter
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"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 7
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