alternative
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The allocation to alternative investments fell by three percentage points to 12%, reflecting more money moving into stocks and bonds.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Then there’s the approach Arrington is taking — using an alternative fertilizer like poultry litter.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
When he's fit, I'd see Carse as an alternative to Tongue – a wicket-taking option when the ball gets older.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s a question to which the film merely poses an alternative: If current policies continue, the exhausted Earth will gradually yield less and less and a food shortage will result anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But again, I was trying, if only half consciously, to represent the alternative.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
Vocabulary lists containing alternative
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Catcher in the Rye
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