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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

Former New York City tow-truck driver Ed Seabron knew he had ruffled some feathers when, in 2021, he resigned from New York City’s largest municipal union and spoke to colleagues about alternate union representation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 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

A couple of times, the drivers came back to the church saying that they were cut off and there was no alternate route to the site.”

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

Interval training alternates between more vigorous periods of exercise and lower-intensity periods of active recovery.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

They don’t deserve a museum that alternates between ignoring and condemning our extraordinary heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

But while that got Ruohonen, a personal injury attorney, to Italy, he wouldn’t officially be an Olympian unless he took the ice, something alternates don’t always do in major competitions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

“There’s ten of us plus two alternates in case somebody gets sick at the last minute.”

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

For the next four pitches, he alternated between his four-seam fastball and off-speed pitches — first his changeup and then curveball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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

In public, he has alternated military threats with the offer of fresh negotiations.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Boris and Constantin alternated saying, “I’m bored!” and “Are we there yet?” until they forgot whose turn it was to say what and quit in frustration.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Dietitian Kate Hilton previously told BBC News she recommends drinking alcohol in moderation during hot weather and alternating it with non-alcoholic drinks.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 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

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

The wallpaper was floral too—a posy of three roses alternating with a snowflake design.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan