alternating
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For efficiency reasons, data centers are transitioning to using more direct current, or DC, electric systems, as opposed to the alternating current that most of the broader electric grid uses.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
When electrons were fired through two narrow openings, they produced a pattern of alternating light and dark bands on a detector.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
Mr. Rousseau delivered the statement in English with French subtitles rather than alternating between English and French, the norm in Canadian public life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
I am alternating between my parents' house and my own, depending on how late we finish.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
To our left were the other bridges of Manhattan, arrayed against each other like alternating sin and cos waves, carrying a smattering of late-night trucks whose tops trailed mist.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
Vocabulary lists containing alternating
"Living Like Weasels" by Annie Dillard
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Shake It Up: Alter
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"The Hunger Games" Vocabulary from Chapter 7
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