fallback

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Unified is exploring an idea to create regional hubs at which parents could drop off students — as a fallback for families with no other child-care options, according to sources with knowledge of the planning.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

And, in the short term, experts say, coal remains the most readily available fallback.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Taiwan faces similar risks, with higher-cost U.S. supply a potential fallback, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

The authors argue that scavenging was not an occasional fallback, but a core survival strategy repeated throughout human evolutionary history.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

It’s a fallback, it’s a vice, it’s an exit.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood