alternation
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Wagner wrote his own text; largely dissolved the conventional alternation of recitative, aria and ensemble into continuous musical drama; and demanded acting and stagecraft of equal intensity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The alternation between fly-halves continues with Zoe Harrison coming back in to start in place of Holly Aitchison.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
Also, recordings of a kind of electrical dialog between fish featured highly-precise turn-taking in which the fish emitted their electrical discharges in strict alternation.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
That alternation between the serious and the absurd was the series’ stock in trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
So, with all the sleep, my memories, reading my crime story, and the alternation of light and darkness, time passed.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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