alternative
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But the alternative, as “Backrooms” so sagely implies, is remaining stuck in the past, letting ourselves be mutated and misremembered until we look nothing like us at all.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
After all, because of the predominance of farming across Europe, the likely alternative long-term was extinction.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
Passengers are asked to allow extra time and arrange alternative means of travel.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
Ferrari reveals its new EV, the UN shares an alternative metric to GDP, and Europe won’t embrace A/C despite deadly heatwaves.
From Slate • May 30, 2026
I started the previous section of this chapter by presenting two alternative views of science, and I have argued that both have merit.
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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