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It defers it to a moment when Iran’s alternative financial infrastructure is more mature, more diffuse, and more difficult to address than it is today.
From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026
With neither party offering an alternative to policies of mass incarceration, recognizing the humanity of those convicted of crimes seems outlandish — and offering them a path to redemption seems downright heretical.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
Initially 17 players were granted deals, allowing them to train and play full-time, and get adequate rest time, without the pressure of balancing football around alternative full-time employment.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
These three states, by contrast, have no alternative ways of exporting their oil or natural gas, and therefore face a collapse in revenues.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Still, one would have expected there to be a range of alternative theories proposed to account for the new evidence.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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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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