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The "Modern Warfare" games depict military conflicts in the modern era, inspired by international tensions, while the "Black Ops" games take place in an alternate reality where the Cold War never ended.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Anthony Daniels, who has portrayed C-3PO since the original “Star Wars” trilogy, will voice the worry-prone protocol droid in the live alternate telecast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Why would Slate go to the trouble of creating this alternate reality?

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The move pushed as many as 20,000 vehicles a day onto alternate routes, including Gorski’s street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The world has shattered, and all that’s left is this alternate universe full of broken people with nothing to hold on to.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

While the marketing industry often alternates between dread and hype regarding AI, Dimon suggested that he views the tech as powerful but also practical.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The collaboration alternates between observing runs that collect scientific data and periods dedicated to commissioning and upgrading the detectors.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

The rest of the album alternates between chaos and control, introspection and criticism, grungy beats and hazy surrealism.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

It alternates between "found footage" segments filmed in first person that resemble his web show, and more classic filmic shots.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Our life alternates between billets and the front.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

His mother, Mollie Roy, alternated Tylenol and Motrin as pediatricians typically recommend and looked after him as he rested at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

During this moment, electronic bonds between neighboring sites alternated between stronger and weaker in a repeating pattern.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026

For the next four pitches, he alternated between his four-seam fastball and off-speed pitches — first his changeup and then curveball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

In one experiment, Adrian North and his colleagues at Leicester University alternated the music in a supermarket between French accordion and German oompah tunes.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

For whatever reason he grumbled and spat and alternated between growling orders and rubbing his big, unhealthy belly.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

Developed in parallel by several studios, "Call of Duty" has been split into two series for more than 15 years, with new titles released in alternating years.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The medical staff recommended breathwork and stretching sessions, along with contrast therapy, alternating between freezing-cold temperatures and heat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Under ultraviolet light, some scales in the caudal region show alternating light and dark bands running across the tail.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Government responses have included daily individual caps on fuel purchases, a ban on stockpiling and an alternating licence-plate scheme intended to reduce the number of cars filling up.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

I sit alone, still nervous, alternating between texting Jason and Hope and staring at the wall, images of Stella swirling around my head, separate moments over the past few weeks jumping out at me.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott