alternative

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The company closed the Pittsburgh City Paper, an alternative weekly, in December, citing financial concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The astronauts have instead used an alternative system which involves collapsible plastic containers that collect their urine.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As traditional electronics begin to reach their limits, photonics offers an alternative by using light instead of electrons to carry information.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

An alternative is the smaller, public Blackstone Secured Lending, which has a similar industry lending allocation and some of the same loans.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“So what you’re saying is that I look horrible, but the alternative would be much worse?”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi