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His duties include running a program that offers treatment to qualified individuals as an alternative to incarceration.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
War, which both once argued was the only real alternative to diplomacy, is now a reality.
From Slate • May 1, 2026
The proposal remains subject to employee consultation and the company will find alternative options through new roles, Whitbread said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
They also note that if aerobic exercise is not suitable due to individual limitations, "alternative forms of structured physical activity may still be beneficial."
From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026
Weismann had proposed a radical alternative: perhaps hereditary information was contained exclusively in sperm and egg cells, with no direct mechanism for an acquired characteristic to be transmitted into sperm or eggs.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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The Catcher in the Rye
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