fallback
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Unified is exploring an idea to create regional hubs at which parents could drop off students — as a fallback for families with no other child-care options, according to sources with knowledge of the planning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
That means when fertilizer prices jump, corn becomes the more expensive bet and soybeans the cheaper fallback.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
"Urban households may be more exposed to fuel shortages than rural areas, as they have fewer immediate fallback options," said Vibha Dhawan, director general at the Energy and Resources Institute in Delhi.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
“There’s no fallback mechanism here,” Musk told investors in January.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
I don’t remember my fallback career, but I got the lumberjack, too.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
By now, though, many have exhausted those fallbacks and fallen into debt.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2023
He added that “even with the fallbacks, we are not sure we’ll have enough to get to Sunday of this week.”
From Fox News ● Apr. 20, 2020
Her fallbacks, Target and Walmart, were no better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2020
If Smoak bombs out, well, they would have Montero and Jaso as fallbacks at first.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
The fallbacks are a pair of retread Ortizes, Ramon and Russ.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2010
