alternately
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That underlies the name of a new exhibition at the California Museum in Sacramento, “Help Wanted/Leave Now!” about the “revolving door” of programs and practices that have alternately enticed and expelled workers, legal and undocumented.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Except for Iran, of course, which he alternately bombs, demonizes and flatters.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Willis was alternately a policeman and a naval officer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
To release the captured CO2, the researchers alternately spray the protein beads with a mild acid and a mild base for roughly 10 minutes at room temperature.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
I have moved out a bit farther into the shallows, floating alternately on my belly and back.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing alternately
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