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alternative

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl- /




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And he warned all of the recipients that failure to respond on time—Jan. 4 at the latest—would leave him “no choice but to consider alternative measures to obtain compliance.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

It meant Carrick was deprived of his first-choice striking alternative, with Bryan Mbeumo having to play on the right of the attack.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

For the next 16 months, motorists will have to seek alternative routes to the Vincent Thomas Bridge, which is slated to close for construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The land would be restored by replanting suitable species and "village centres, mosques, schools and graves" would be spared, he said, indicating land owners would be offered "alternative" plots further away.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“We couldn’t conceive of any alternative to what we were doing.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Keeping Nvidia active in China, Huang argued, was in the U.S.’s best interest: Better for China to be hooked on Nvidia’s chips than be motivated to develop domestic alternatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Huang has lobbied the US government to allow Nvidia chip sales to China, warning that the restrictions are fuelling the rise of competitive homegrown alternatives.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

The council said it was a quick way to provide new housing, and was a cheaper option than some alternatives.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

The proposed research would provide children who regularly consume ultra-processed foods with more minimally processed alternatives.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Happily he let out that for years organic chemists had been arbitrarily favoring particular tautomeric forms over their alternatives on only the flimsiest of grounds.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson


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