alternate
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The California Energy Commission said it is “working closely with refiners” and is “aware they are identifying and using alternate routes and sources of crude.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
You should appoint both a primary proxy and an alternate in case the primary isn’t available.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
After two sessions of their match, Hawkins led 10-6, but Williams, a champion in 2000, 2003 and 2018, was unable to fight back as the six frames went alternate ways, with Hawkins securing the victory.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
Analysts expect those countries to lean on alternate routes, and for their neighbors to follow suit.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
He stood and said goodbye, and I watched him join them, taking in the easy way they joked together and imagining an alternate reality in which I was one of them.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing alternate
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