alternate
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The alternate takeaway would be far more concerning.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
In the meantime, passengers will have to take longer alternate routes or switch to slower buses.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
That version of Spider-Noir was a Peter Parker from an alternate universe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The concern is that the Red Sea alternate route for oil exports may also face disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
“He doesn’t get along with them. We alternate him outside by himself every other day.”
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Instead, many scientists have argued that the brain simply alternates attention between tasks so quickly that it creates the illusion of doing both at once.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 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
Her hysterical grin sets your teeth on edge; she alternates between swiftness and stillness in her uncanny movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
The novel alternates between the perspectives of Kate and the TV show’s writer, Phoebe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“There’s ten of us plus two alternates in case somebody gets sick at the last minute.”
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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
Erika alternated between sobbing so much she couldn’t speak and sharing beloved memories about Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Yamamoto threw 20 pitches to a pair of his teammates, with right-handed hitting catcher Will Smith and left-handed hitting infielder Hyeseong Kim alternated at-bats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
And the outbursts of an abject self-pity with which it alternated.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
Bergman notes Alma’s alternating, often contradictory attitudes toward Elisabet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Professor Alexey Kornyshev from Imperial College London and his collaborators originally suggested that salt ions surrounding DNA could produce alternating patterns of electrical charge.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 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
But on this day, they had to try to deliver victory in a California tiebreaker, with the ball placed on the 50-yard and the team that advanced the ball farthest after alternating plays wins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The children in question were alternating between the chills and hot flashes of a bad case of sunburn.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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