alternate

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Thousands of people missed important life events, including funerals and their own weddings, and were left scrambling to make alternate arrangements.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Stewart didn’t go for polyester suits or arenas, preferring the rough and rowdy “skull orchards” around Fort Pierce where he could alternate between hillbilly rock and progressive bluegrass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

In Myanmar, prices at the petrol pump have jumped and the junta has instituted fuel-saving measures, including alternate day bans on private vehicles, based on odd- or even-numbered licence plates.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In this alternate past, a fatal blood virus, known informally as the Red Wind, has been ravaging the population for about a decade.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The hare had since moved on to leg stretches and alternate swivels at the waist.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el