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He adds that major parties "do not compete over an alternative model", but rather over how to implement public policies set by a royal vision.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The storied venture-capital firm is investing $35 million in an unaccredited San Francisco-based two-year alternative to traditional college for students ages 16 to 22.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Former NFL quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning seemed to fear the worst while watching the situation unfold live on their alternative broadcast of the game on ESPN2.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
From there, medbeds filtered out to the rest of the secret-space-program community and to other alternative subcultures, including the New Age world.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Even if the zeros at the center of black holes don’t provide an easy way to travel through space, the zero of quantum mechanics provides an alternative: the zero-point energy might be the ultimate fuel.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
For instance, it could be that the explosion of digital technologies gives today’s young adults alternatives to in-person relationships.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
The company is ramping up development of alternatives to Nvidia’s AI-computing systems.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Wooden-pole alternatives are around 12m high but can carry less electricity.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
But the head of the city's employment centre, Olga Meshcheryakova, told AFP there were good alternatives.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The first and second officers may have been waiting for the captain to make decisions, but still may have been unwilling to pose alternatives.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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