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alternative

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




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The BBC understands that Collins chose to collaborate with the DfE in order to highlight alternative options for young people who feel university is not for them.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“If Iran refused,” Nephew added, “he had no plausible alternative to constrain the program.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Liberty said so in a March 6 letter to the California Public Utilities Commission, requesting permission to take “immediate action” to find alternative providers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

With regard to Walmart, he notes that investors still might not fully appreciate “the structural margin expansion story from e-commerce and alternative revenue streams” that will continue in the longer term.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

It’s an old song she snitched from her mother—British alternative, rising good energy, from the time of shoulder pads and big hair.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti




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