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"Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternative routes," the sheriff's office said.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Producers are also increasingly relying on alternative export routes to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Although leaving bread when you’re dead gets most of the attention, baby boomers, Generation X and financial advisers could look at a more helpful, immediate alternative: giving while living.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
The results offer a striking alternative to an explanation that has influenced vision research for decades.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
I used to think I preferred getting old to the alternative, but now I’m not sure.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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If a project could cause significant environmental harm that can’t easily be avoided, it undergoes a more detailed environmental review to examine its potential effects and alternatives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
The findings raise important questions about whether replacing sugar with low-calorie alternatives always delivers the health benefits consumers expect, particularly when it comes to the brain.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
S&P Global is exploring alternatives for its Capital IQ research platform and associated data operations, including a potential spinoff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
There are a few alternatives, but they are all lagging behind Starlink, which is the world's largest satellite constellation.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
You can see things that we cannot, you can see connections and possibilities and alternatives that are invisible to us, just as sraf was invisible to you.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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