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The three-day contest starts on Friday with four foursomes - alternate shot - matches, with four fourball matches to follow.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Kevin Reddington, Clancy's lawyer, has repeatedly demanded the replacement of the holdout juror with one of several alternate jurors but Sullivan declined to do so.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
In this alternate universe, beautiful people have pig snouts, distorted mouths, and sagging cheeks.
From Slate ● Sep. 2, 2026
It is also carefully examining alternate performance sites to be used during construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
There wasn't an alternate suit for Valentina Tereshkova, but luckily she had no problems with her suit as she climbed into Vostok 6.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
Interval training alternates between more vigorous periods of exercise and lower-intensity periods of active recovery.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Mr. Stark, the author of several books about the American frontier, smoothly alternates between Spanish and Native American perspectives as he brings to life his cast of characters along with their aspirations and conflicts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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
“Kin” deftly alternates points of view between Vernice and Annie, narrating events by way of a vernacular that would be at home on a front porch rocking chair.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
He alternates between sitting on my lap to listen and running around with a few other kids.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
During this moment, electronic bonds between neighboring sites alternated between stronger and weaker in a repeating pattern.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
We alternated between mat and barre work, using light weights and an exercise strap and ball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Chileans have alternated between left and right governments at every election since 2010.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Schlossberg was treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York, where her cancer alternated between remission and relapse after several bone-marrow transplants and clinical trials, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
During the week after she brought Wash to her tree, Naomi alternated between two worries.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
His blustering threats, alternating with claims of imminent peace and victory, are doubted by friends and foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
He attempted to free the car by alternating between forward and reverse, repeatedly revving his engine as his tires spun in the surrounding grass and brush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
Dietitian Kate Hilton previously told BBC News she recommends drinking alcohol in moderation during hot weather and alternating it with non-alcoholic drinks.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Their simulations showed that disruptions often travel through alternating direct and indirect pathways, moving across international trade links as well as domestic production chains.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Not when Mr. Reardon was already alternating his nervous glances at the file with nervous glances at Jonah.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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