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Sarah Helzer, the team’s alternate candidate, rotates between stations to learn each of her teammates’ techniques, so she can be prepared to take over in case of an emergency or injury.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Two of his furry roommates refuse to get along, forcing the comedian to alternate which one gets to roam freely around the house.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Hyrox sees participants alternate between running a kilometre and doing fitness exercises, including a sled push, burpee jumps, indoor rowing, and lunges while carrying a sandbag.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Rather than spinning their entire bodies together, the snakes alternate between rolling on one side and swinging a curved section of their bodies downward beside their heads.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Did I wake up in an alternate universe?”

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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

In the broadcast booth, he sometimes alternates between standing and sitting, or puts his feet up on a table, anything to avoid sitting for hours on end.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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. 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

All week, Cadet alternated between applying ice and heat to his shoulder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

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

Grieving relatives alternated between watching intently and closing their eyes, overwhelmed by the grim exercise.

From Barron's ● 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

The monstrosity outside the door tried to claw a bigger opening, while inside, the bossling alternated between harassing half a dozen Ridge guards and clearing rubble from the doorway.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

"Our system generates a supercurrent that varies over time like an alternating current but without voltage. It's the very evolution of the qubit's state that produces that oscillation," says Egues.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

A year later, the two knights took their talents to Broadway, alternating performances of Waiting for Godot with Harold Pinter's No Man's Land.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Developed in parallel by several studios, "Call of Duty" has been split into two series for more than 15 years, with new titles released in alternating years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Li tells their stories in alternating chapters, loosely grounding her narrative in historical fact and Li’s own expansive imaginative powers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The horses continue circling, with the white horses passing the black horses and then the black horses passing the white horses, with the end result always being alternating colors.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen