alternate
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Other countries are also expected to expand their alternate export routes.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
That alternate route can take about two weeks to cross the Atlantic, while a standard container ship would take about nine days, and an airplane would only take eight hours.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
El Niño and La Niña often alternate, but sometimes we can have two of the same event back to back.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Thompson also will host an alternate telecast geared for horseplayers from 1-4:30 on FS1.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Do I feel so terrible now just because I’m worried about Mom and I don’t really understand the alternate world?
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Vocabulary lists containing alternate
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