alternate
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In the alternate reality, the Dodgers start Yamamoto — perhaps the world’s best big-game pitcher — followed by Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and maybe Emmet Sheehan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Exploiting a scheduling quirk—Singapore’s 8 p.m. race typically follows a slate of afternoon starts in Europe—the entire paddock just lives in an alternate, nocturnal universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Long lines of stationary cars and buses clogged major roads on Friday as commuters sought alternate routes, with some forced to continue their journeys on foot.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026
“Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
He stood and said goodbye, and I watched him join them, taking in the easy way they joked together and imagining an alternate reality in which I was one of them.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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The disease often alternates between periods when symptoms are controlled and sudden flare-ups that can become severe enough to require hospital care.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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
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
“Mr. D, I think I know what Molly’s getting at. Since there are six people on the D.C. team instead of four, which of the alternates will you choose?”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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His mother, Mollie Roy, alternated Tylenol and Motrin as pediatricians typically recommend and looked after him as he rested at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Matheus Cunha: Began through the middle again and alternated with Fernandes as the furthest player forward.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
They passed air through larynges removed from deceased horses and then alternated the airflow between normal air and helium.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 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
My brother and I alternated going with her, and my grandfather always served Sunday supper to my grandmother and whichever of us was along as if we were regular club guests.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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Roberts also said alternating between right- and left-handers was not a variable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 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
The new live album spends most of the program alternating between the two poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Urdd Eisteddfod takes place every year alternating between north and south Wales, attracting about 15,000 competitors aged eight to 25 and 100,000 visitors.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I sit alone, still nervous, alternating between texting Jason and Hope and staring at the wall, images of Stella swirling around my head, separate moments over the past few weeks jumping out at me.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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