as an alternative
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The defense attorney again raised fireworks as an alternative while stressing that Rinderknecht did not have to establish how the fire started.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The EU’s satellite navigation system Galileo, created as an alternative to the American GPS and the Russian Glonass systems, was delayed nearly a decade when it entered into service in 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Trail hunting was introduced after the Hunting Act 2004 as an alternative to hounds chasing foxes and involves using an animal-scented rag.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Those plans could set Amazon up as an alternative to Starlink, which has more than 13 million consumer subscribers.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
It was an iteration, a simultaneous arm and evolution of hip-hop, and, coolest of all—it was originally used as an alternative to physical violence.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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