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alternative

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv, æl- /




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The project from Universal Television Alternative Studio, Fallon’s Electric Hot Dog and The New York Times, has been in development for two and a half years.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Tino Chrupalla, the co-chair of Alternative for Germany, went even further.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

She said she wanted the immediate reinstatement of the Alternative Fuel Payment, a £200 government grant payment to UK households that use alternative fuels which was withdrawn in April 2024.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Alternative routes exist: Saudi and Emirati pipelines can bypass the strait.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Alternative uses for the spare room, usually, or who I was thinking about while I was lying there alone.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins




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