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alternate

[awl-ter-neyt, al-, awl-ter-nit, al-] / ˈɔl tərˌneɪt, ˈæl-, ˈɔl tər nɪt, ˈæl- /
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Is there a way to name an alternate or contingent beneficiary in case he passes away before I do, without creating confusion or complications with my estate plan?

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

"However, the evidential threshold was not met for the alternate offence," they added.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Kevin Reddington, Clancy's lawyer, has repeatedly demanded the replacement of the holdout juror with one of several alternate jurors but Sullivan declined to do so.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

But a late chapter on Paul Simon’s “Graceland” suggests an alternate lesson about how music can achieve social consequences without issuing a protest or giving way to legislation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

She takes a series of doors, alternate versions of the same possible entrance, and lays them side by side along the floor, letting each lead to a different room.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The record alternates patient mood pieces like this one with more melodic tunes with startling shifts in volume.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

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

The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

Her accent alternates mid-sentence from city gal to snidely British, Ida loudly accusing a mob boss of murdering women.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

“You skip a practice and you get bounced to the alternates, Connor. I’m in this to win.”

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

Matheus Cunha: Began through the middle again and alternated with Fernandes as the furthest player forward.

From BBC Aug. 30, 2026

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

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

This can be alternated with whole group/solo/whole group/solo, to create an improvisatory piece.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

Petrified, she recruited two charismatic friends as alternating sidekicks: daycare owner and activist Dorothy Pitman Hughes, and civil rights attorney Florynce Kennedy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 3, 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

Dietitian Kate Hilton previously told BBC News she recommends drinking alcohol in moderation during hot weather and alternating it with non-alcoholic drinks.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The electric lights cast them in alternating pools of glare and shadow.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr




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