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That underlines Japan’s push to seek alternative energy sources since the conflict shuttered the Strait of Hormuz, Capital Economics economist Marcel Thieliant.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The alternative isn’t great, either: You stay in a miserable job and burn out before you’re 30.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
"Children's homes continue to offer a compelling alternative to traditional buy-to-lets," argues one middleman who markets his ability to secure the required planning permission on Instagram.
From BBC • 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
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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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Catcher in the Rye
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