alternate
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Earlier this year, NV Energy informed Liberty that it would no longer serve as its wholesale energy provider after mid-May next year, and urged Liberty to make haste to secure an alternate supplier.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Regeneron subsequently asked to switch to an alternate third-party manufacturer.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
A couple of weeks later, he was the first alternate again and spent the afternoon at the Cadillac Championship near Miami getting ready to play until everyone made their tee times.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Then, add the dry ingredients, making sure to alternate with milk until everything is mixed.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
I’d skip fourth-period math and send Mr. Meyers an email alerting him to the fact that I’d taken over as the room 82 alternate.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
Vocabulary lists containing alternate
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