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alternative

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl- /




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“Without substantial new revenue sources, Health Services will have no alternative but to consider planning for service curtailments — including possible facility closures and staff layoffs — beginning in early 2027.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Citi said the tokenized depositary receipts offer a more straightforward and trusted alternative to other ways that investors access private companies, such as through special-purpose vehicles that have been under scrutiny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Medicare Advantage is the privately run alternative to traditional, government-run Medicare.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

"If the ships failed to heed their instructions, detaining them was a viable alternative," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In 1905, still struggling for an alternative, Bateson coined a word of his own.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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