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alternately

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by turns
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The titles are given out alternately, in case two MPs wish to step down at the same time, and each new appointment replaces the previous one.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Except for Iran, of course, which he alternately bombs, demonizes and flatters.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

Over the course of the evening, things will be alternately tense, flirty, vulnerable and revelatory as surprisingly little food is eaten.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

The men on these new shows present tortured visions of modern masculinity and the alternately hilarious and horrifying ways things can go awry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

For hours she lay on the ground, alternately body and space.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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