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alternate

[awl-ter-nayt, al-, awl-ter-nit, al-] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-, ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl- /
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"We're identifying alternate workstreams that can be applied to increase capacity," the tech giant added, without saying when service was expected to be fully restored.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

Earlier in group one, Pegula claimed her first win since September to eliminate alternate Marta Kostyuk.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

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

And communities from Albuquerque to Laredo, Texas, have grappled with where to find alternate sources of drinking water.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Roberta, that’s what an alternate is,” Mr. Crabtree said.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

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

Interval training alternates between more vigorous periods of exercise and lower-intensity periods of active recovery.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 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

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

Mornings he alternates between Madame Manec’s kitchen, the tobacco shop, and the post office, where he waits in interminable queues to use the telephone.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Grieving relatives alternated between watching intently and closing their eyes, overwhelmed by the grim exercise.

From Barron's ● 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

Meanwhile, his shower alternated between freezing cold and "scalding hot".

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

We alternated between mat and barre work, using light weights and an exercise strap and ball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Snows alternated with the wind of the llano, the coldest wind of the world.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

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

They successfully demonstrated optical switching in a substantially thicker magnetic structure containing nine alternating layers of platinum and cobalt.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Developed in parallel by several studios, "Call of Duty" has been split into two series for more than 15 years, with new titles released in alternating years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Two baseball fields will be set up on opposite ends of the stadium, with the game taking place on each during alternating innings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Finally, Rishi sank down on the floor, holding his stomach, alternating groans with laughter.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon


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