alternate
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Southampton will get a Test in alternate men's home Ashes.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 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
A rare alternate poster for the 1999 film “Cradle Will Rock,” which I wrote and directed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
I’m sorry, but what kind of alternate universe did I just step into?
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
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
Her accent alternates mid-sentence from city gal to snidely British, Ida loudly accusing a mob boss of murdering women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
“You skip a practice and you get bounced to the alternates, Connor. I’m in this to win.”
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
During this moment, electronic bonds between neighboring sites alternated between stronger and weaker in a repeating pattern.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
Both women, who had alternated from government to opposition for the best part of two decades, were suddenly mired in court cases.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025
And the outbursts of an abject self-pity with which it alternated.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
His blustering threats, alternating with claims of imminent peace and victory, are doubted by friends and foe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
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
Standing there, I was engulfed by alternating waves of rage and helplessness.
From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi
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