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"There needs to be greater clarity on alternative sources of fuel to the Middle East before the public feels convinced to hit the buy button for their summer holiday."
From BBC • May 13, 2026
"A European rail system needs simple bookings, reliable connections, and clear rights for passengers. Only then will rail become a genuine European alternative to short-haul flights."
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
That’s raising questions about alternative routes to get sulfuric acid out of the Middle East, said Edward Meir, an analyst at Marex.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
"The fact that it still interferes shows that quantum mechanics is valid even on this scale and does not require alternative models."
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Weismann had proposed a radical alternative: perhaps hereditary information was contained exclusively in sperm and egg cells, with no direct mechanism for an acquired characteristic to be transmitted into sperm or eggs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The Catcher in the Rye
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