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Rather than spinning their entire bodies together, the snakes alternate between rolling on one side and swinging a curved section of their bodies downward beside their heads.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The "Modern Warfare" games depict military conflicts in the modern era, inspired by international tensions, while the "Black Ops" games take place in an alternate reality where the Cold War never ended.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

David Ross is an alternate in the Torrance branch of the public defenders office and also works in Bellflower and Long Beach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

The move pushed as many as 20,000 vehicles a day onto alternate routes, including Gorski’s street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Their labels alternate between sounding patriotic and menacing: “Rocket’s Red Glare.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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 record alternates patient mood pieces like this one with more melodic tunes with startling shifts in volume.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 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

The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

“You skip a practice and you get bounced to the alternates, Connor. I’m in this to win.”

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

These changes provided a way to define the system's progression through time, even when the bright region alternated between expansion and contraction.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

With Kessler sidelined, the Lakers have alternated Kevon Looney and Sandro Mamukelashvili at center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Erika alternated between sobbing so much she couldn’t speak and sharing beloved memories about Charlie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

In public, he has alternated military threats with the offer of fresh negotiations.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

If they had to use the bathroom multiple times in one place, they alternated.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

A year later, the two knights took their talents to Broadway, alternating performances of Waiting for Godot with Harold Pinter's No Man's Land.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Leading an orchestra of 22, featuring lively colorations from saxophone, harp, marimba and guitar, conductor Michael Sakir captured the music’s landscape of alternating pulse and elegy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

If the song was being done properly, with both a man and a woman alternating the verses, the song was further complicated by the female’s counter harmony in the refrains.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss