alternatives

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Alternatives made from used cooking oil, cover crops and even captured carbon dioxide would have eased pressures on the beleaguered industry—if only there had been enough to go round.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Alternatives offer diversification and the potential for higher returns than publicly traded stocks and bonds, proponents say.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Alternatives include meeting-free Mondays, reverse workdays and split workdays, writes Alexandra Samuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

While volumes remain relatively small compared to oil or gas trade, the signal is unmistakable: Alternatives to SWIFT, the international payments messaging system, are on the table.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 2, 2025

Alternatives are through Gap and Cuneo, Briançon and Susa, Moutiers and Aosta, or by the Swiss passes, the latter perhaps the most romantic of routes in spite of their difficulties and other objections.

From The Automobilist Abroad by Mansfield, M. F. (Milburg Francisco)