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alternative

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




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The alternative—living elsewhere—meant being cut off from their livelihoods and economic opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal

But all of them have explored alternative photoresist chemicals that will compete to be the one semiconductor companies settle on.

From The Wall Street Journal

He said people in Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland now tend to support rather than oppose the idea of developing an alternative European nuclear deterrent.

From Barron's

Knowing my best friend was in a similar situationship, I found myself suggesting a curious social alternative.

From Los Angeles Times

In theory, you would have come out ahead in the alternative index fund, but in practice you would have finished behind.

From The Wall Street Journal