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If you don’t find one alternate reality funny, there’ll be another one along soon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
"We've been looking into solar panels but there's very little support out there for people who might want to look at alternate ways for running their household."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
“Deportee” as performed by anybody is always heartbreaking, because there is no alternate interpretation.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
But building alternate routes to give the region’s energy-export system more resilience will take billions of dollars, and the pipelines meant to bypass the strait and its vulnerability could themselves become targets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Do I feel so terrible now just because I’m worried about Mom and I don’t really understand the alternate world?
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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The collaboration alternates between observing runs that collect scientific data and periods dedicated to commissioning and upgrading the detectors.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 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
The film alternates between chronicling the progress of Jacobs’ Spring 2024 show and diving deeper into his vast references and his relationship with Coppola.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026
With the jury of 12 members and six alternates approved on Friday, arguments in the case are now scheduled to begin Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Egyptian art alternates between conservatism and innovation, but is never static.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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Erika alternated between sobbing so much she couldn’t speak and sharing beloved memories about Charlie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The economy has alternated between adding jobs and losing jobs for 10 months in a row, and the on-and-off streak is likely to extend into March.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 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
In one experiment, Adrian North and his colleagues at Leicester University alternated the music in a supermarket between French accordion and German oompah tunes.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026
For whatever reason he grumbled and spat and alternated between growling orders and rubbing his big, unhealthy belly.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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Their simulations showed that disruptions often travel through alternating direct and indirect pathways, moving across international trade links as well as domestic production chains.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 20, 2026
Bipolar disorder is a lifelong mental health condition characterised by alternating periods of intense emotional highs and deep emotional lows.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
“The camera view was alternating between the wildlife and the individual,” explained Washington.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
Korda, the daughter of former Australian Open tennis champion Petr Korda, has a history of alternating between indomitability and total futility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
So I stare at the shirt, its alternating pattern of white and yellow.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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