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alternatively

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv-lee, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv li, æl- /
ADVERB
preferably
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That broad performance, however, masked significant turmoil beneath the surface, as investors went hot and cold on the all-important AI trade, alternatively sapping and boosting demand for stocks in other sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Jemma, 36, originally from Birmingham, and her partner Yiannis had "always lived alternatively".

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Or, alternatively, importers register arriving tankers as empty or near-empty.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Bespoke splits the robotics theme into two baskets; one for firms with actual robotics or automation products as lines of business, and alternatively picks-and-shovels companies who produce critical components or systems.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

Thus, according to the American College Dictionary, a fact is ‘something that actually exists; reality’ and also, or alternatively, ‘a truth known by actual experience or observation; something known to be true’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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