alternative
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Medicare Advantage is the private-plan alternative to traditional Medicare.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
London's Wembley Stadium and New York's Madison Square Garden were the frontrunners to stage the fight, but both presented issues before Cardiff emerged as an alternative.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
The city was developing alternative pontoon crossings to help ease the gridlock in a city with a daytime population -- including commuters -- of around 3.5 million.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
Those alternative routes have helped keep regional crude exports near prewar levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
This early in the season—it was still early April—there were hardly any cars in the park, so we treated Skyline Drive as a kind of broad, paved, alternative footpath.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Researchers have identified potential alternatives — including seaweed, cassava waste, single-cell proteins produced by fungi and even sewage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
That decision, they said, would focus on binding agreements like one towards electrification -- replacing technologies that burn fossil fuels directly, like diesel cars and gas heating, with electric alternatives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
However, a review has warned that closing them could cause increased congestion and noise on alternatives routes.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
A major Mattel MAT 5.11%increase; up pointing triangle shareholder is calling for the toymaker to explore strategic alternatives, as the company deals with a sliding stock and now a chief-executive transition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
These clunkers are sometimes used as alternatives to because or since-.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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