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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
Incidents of great kindness alternate with base acts of greed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“We have supported the remaining customers in re-establishing their operations in alternate regions, using backups where available or implementing alternative solutions to mitigate the impact of inaccessible data,” Amazon said in its Tuesday update.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
In each Hyrox race, participants alternate between running a kilometre and doing fitness exercises, such as the sled push, burpee jumps, indoor rowing, and lunges while carrying a sandbag.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
It’s like we’re stuck in some alternate version of our old life, and I don’t like it.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
The disease often alternates between periods when symptoms are controlled and sudden flare-ups that can become severe enough to require hospital care.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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
The novel alternates between the perspectives of Kate and the TV show’s writer, Phoebe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
The film alternates between chronicling the progress of Jacobs’ Spring 2024 show and diving deeper into his vast references and his relationship with Coppola.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
Our life alternates between billets and the front.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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
We alternated between mat and barre work, using light weights and an exercise strap and ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
They passed air through larynges removed from deceased horses and then alternated the airflow between normal air and helium.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
Chileans have alternated between left and right governments at every election since 2010.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
It was clear that I was going to have to bail on my Tina-free classes: Spanish, math, and gym and art, which alternated days.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Roberts also said alternating between right- and left-handers was not a variable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Under ultraviolet light, some scales in the caudal region show alternating light and dark bands running across the tail.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Government responses have included daily individual caps on fuel purchases, a ban on stockpiling and an alternating licence-plate scheme intended to reduce the number of cars filling up.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
The new live album spends most of the program alternating between the two poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Their trunks made patterns of alternating light and dark beneath the canopy of branches.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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