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Long lines of stationary cars and buses clogged major roads on Friday as commuters sought alternate routes, with some forced to continue their journeys on foot.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

"Of course we'll miss it but it was absolutely the right call and we've got a beautiful alternate version that we're very proud of."

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Incidents of great kindness alternate with base acts of greed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

There’s an alternate universe where Taylor Tomlinson is a young adult fantasy author holed up in a cabin miles from civilization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

“I had no problem spotting the Butterfly, but I couldn’t seal the deal in time. I forgot about the alternate theater entrance, and I was late getting the jump on the Butterfly because of it.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Mr. De los Santos’s dense text, which alternates between Spanish and English, is constructed to convey a lot of information, which often leaves Mr. Sosa’s pleasantly tonal score in a subordinate position.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In the broadcast booth, he sometimes alternates between standing and sitting, or puts his feet up on a table, anything to avoid sitting for hours on end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

The collaboration alternates between observing runs that collect scientific data and periods dedicated to commissioning and upgrading the detectors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

It alternates between "found footage" segments filmed in first person that resemble his web show, and more classic filmic shots.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

“Mr. D, I think I know what Molly’s getting at. Since there are six people on the D.C. team instead of four, which of the alternates will you choose?”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

His mother, Mollie Roy, alternated Tylenol and Motrin as pediatricians typically recommend and looked after him as he rested at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Matheus Cunha: Began through the middle again and alternated with Fernandes as the furthest player forward.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

During this moment, electronic bonds between neighboring sites alternated between stronger and weaker in a repeating pattern.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

Yamamoto threw 20 pitches to a pair of his teammates, with right-handed hitting catcher Will Smith and left-handed hitting infielder Hyeseong Kim alternated at-bats.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

The sailor alternated between talking and heaving over the side of the raft.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

Bergman notes Alma’s alternating, often contradictory attitudes toward Elisabet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Roberts also said alternating between right- and left-handers was not a variable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Professor Alexey Kornyshev from Imperial College London and his collaborators originally suggested that salt ions surrounding DNA could produce alternating patterns of electrical charge.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

The Urdd Eisteddfod takes place every year alternating between north and south Wales, attracting about 15,000 competitors aged eight to 25 and 100,000 visitors.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Another wiggle, and they ease into line so that the horses are now alternating black and white.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen