no alternative
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The 32-year-old, who lives with chronic pain, felt there was no alternative but to pay £20,000 for the endometriosis treatment she needed, out of frustration and desperation.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
“This is because, unlike the oil market, there are no alternative routes on the gas market through which the currently missing LNG from Qatar could be transported,” says Norman Liebke from Commerzbank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
“This is Me” also depicts her mother, former soap actress Lesley Vogel, as demanding her daughter’s absolute best at every step in her career and leaving her with no alternative path.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
“The bottom line is that there is really no alternative — particularly for infant care,” Gandhi said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The panel, to its own dismay, could conceive of no alternative to bombing Japan.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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