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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

The chapters alternate between Aubrey’s and Lindsey’s narrations and their voices are so similar that it is easy to mix them up; also, the androgynous character names raise the possibility of gender confusion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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

The crew then flew the aircraft in a different mode called "alternate law", which removes some automated flight protection systems.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

“Just like Mom said the bad people from the alternate world used the kids from Arizona as a ‘lure,’ and she had to rescue them.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Instead, many scientists have argued that the brain simply alternates attention between tasks so quickly that it creates the illusion of doing both at once.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 12, 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

The novel alternates between the perspectives of Kate and the TV show’s writer, Phoebe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

Mr. Dimming, the alternates, and all the parents of the rest of the kids on the team cheered and jumped and patted one another on the back.

From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper

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

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

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

The new live album spends most of the program alternating between the two poles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The FCC also added foreign-made inverters to the list -- devices that, among other functions, convert direct current from batteries or solar panels into standard alternating current, which can be used by the electrical grid.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 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

With the exception of Brivik’s appearance, Bird took the stage solo, alternating between performing unreleased songs from an upcoming album and much-loved stalwarts from his 2005 breakout, “The Mysterious Production of Eggs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

The twins, bless them, sent boxes of cookies their grandmother had made and letters written in alternating inks—black for Charles, red for Camilla.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt