alternate
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He might have an alternate version of himself materialize if he needs help.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
You have no legal duty to step forward, although you should notify the beneficiaries and any alternate executors named in the will as soon as possible.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
With dinner already half-imagined, I could pass the tomatoes and melons without treating each one as an alternate future I might regret abandoning.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
An alternate idea would be to keep California on permanent standard time, which is allowed under federal law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Why hadn’t Mom taught Emma, Chess, and Finn everything they needed to know about the alternate world from the very beginning?
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026
It alternates between "found footage" segments filmed in first person that resemble his web show, and more classic filmic shots.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Her hysterical grin sets your teeth on edge; she alternates between swiftness and stillness in her uncanny movements.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Our life alternates between billets and the front.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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 workers and shedding them for 11 months in a row.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 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
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
During the week after she brought Wash to her tree, Naomi alternated between two worries.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
He attempted to free the car by alternating between forward and reverse, repeatedly revving his engine as his tires spun in the surrounding grass and brush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
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
To transform the medium-voltage alternating current that the grid serves to most end users into higher-voltage direct current, Nvidia suggests companies use solid-state transformers instead of the old kind.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
In an impressive display of engineering savvy, the Cahokians encapsulated the slab, sealing it off from the air by wrapping it in thin, alternating layers of sand and clay.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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