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alternative

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




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In November 2025, the pair found their own alternative - deciding to camp in Derby.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

SYDNEY—Navigator Global Investments could increase the number of deals it does each year under a strategic partnership formed as part of its latest $195 million acquisition, the Australian alternative investment manager’s chief executive said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Now, with support from the Foundational Questions Institute, FQxI, an international group of physicists has taken a closer look at alternative explanations known as quantum collapse models.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

"One of the main reasons is the increased penetration of electric vehicles on Nepal's roads," alternative energy expert Govind Raj Pokharel told AFP.

From Barron's • May 3, 2026

We waited for Clarence or Bullet to tell us what came next, if we were taking them back with us or leaving them here or...I didn’t really want to think about any other alternative.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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