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alternative route

NOUN
another path to destination
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The Saudi East-West pipeline had been a key alternative route for oil shipments from the kingdom while Hormuz was choked off.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that Saudi Arabia had restarted its East-West pipeline after it was attacked earlier this month, restoring an alternative route for crude exports that bypasses the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The new stepping stone qualification would offer an alternative route for students like Tobias to keep moving forward.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Geography may offer an alternative route, but regional alliances can put that route at risk, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

If the riddle was too hard, he could keep silent, get away from the sphinx unharmed, and try and find an alternative route to the center.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling



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