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Western governments have promoted the corridor as an alternative export route for critical minerals at a time when China dominates much of the region's mining and processing capacity.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The three-casino complex served as a less expensive, less flashy, slightly more kitschy alternative to Las Vegas that benefited from being a good 45 minutes closer to Los Angeles than Sin City.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“However, the sudden and sustained rise in fuel prices in recent weeks ultimately has left us with no alternative but to pursue an orderly wind-down of the Company.”
From Slate • May 5, 2026
They have not been replaced with an alternative solution, so the crisis continues.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Yet the alternative vision, that death was nothing but an endless silence, seemed unlikely.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The Catcher in the Rye
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