alternation
Example Sentences
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The researchers anticipate that slight alternations to its structure or exposure to external pressure could potentially help it reach 100%.
From Science Daily
Fateyev argued that Fadeyeva was being punished by the authorities “for legal and open political activity, for fighting against corruption, for demanding alternation of power.”
From Seattle Times
Sitting on the chairs and toggling between resilience and collapse, in relay or alternation, they match the force of the electronically layered drums in Mikel Rouse’s prerecorded score.
From New York Times
When I compared each toss outcome with the next, 24 of the 50 comparisons yielded a changed result—just the sort of nearly 50 percent alternation we would expect from coin tossing.
From Scientific American
Arteta is in the fortunate position of having two fine keepers to choose between but alternation is ultimately unrealistic.
From BBC
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