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fallback

[fawl-bak] / ˈfɔlˌbæk /


NOUN
replacement
Synonyms


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However, Tencent’s close partnership with DeepSeek offers an important fallback option if Hunyuan fails to catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Unified is exploring an idea to create regional hubs at which parents could drop off students — as a fallback for families with no other child-care options, according to sources with knowledge of the planning.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 7, 2026

That means when fertilizer prices jump, corn becomes the more expensive bet and soybeans the cheaper fallback.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

And, in the short term, experts say, coal remains the most readily available fallback.

From BBC Mar. 19, 2026

It’s a fallback, it’s a vice, it’s an exit.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

By now, though, many have exhausted those fallbacks and fallen into debt.

From Washington Post Feb. 5, 2023

And the usual fallbacks when stage shows are scarce — television, film, even waiting tables — are unavailable during this phase of the pandemic.

From New York Times May 7, 2020

He added that “even with the fallbacks, we are not sure we’ll have enough to get to Sunday of this week.”

From Fox News Apr. 20, 2020

Her fallbacks, Target and Walmart, were no better.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 22, 2020

If Smoak bombs out, well, they would have Montero and Jaso as fallbacks at first.

From Seattle Times Sep. 27, 2012




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