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"If the ships failed to heed their instructions, detaining them was a viable alternative," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Nestlé has weathered controversies before, including a U.S. boycott in the late 1970s tied to marketing baby formula as an alternative to breast-feeding in developing countries.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Those who drive to work have scant alternative to paying current gas-station prices.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Filmed in Agfacolor, a European alternative to Technicolor, it looked astonishing, its palette subtle but lustrous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
He admitted that eating without fillings was “uncomfortable,” but it was better than the alternative of losing all of one’s teeth, which he predicted would happen if the fillings remained.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The Catcher in the Rye
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