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alternatively

[awl-tur-nuh-tiv-lee, al-] / ɔlˈtɜr nə tɪv li, æl- /
ADVERB
preferably
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That broad performance, however, masked significant turmoil beneath the surface, as investors went hot and cold on the all-important AI trade, alternatively sapping and boosting demand for stocks in other sectors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

He’s alternatively described the Roadster as possibly capable of “short hops,” levitation and outright flight.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

But EA barristers said it had a general power to bring private prosecutions, and alternatively that allegations of conspiracy to defraud were connected to its functions.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

As the stock market alternatively displays the grace of a boxer and the oafishness of a drunkard, investors are once more confronting that which they fear most: volatility.

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

I stow the stool and stand, hoping my knees don’t give out, or alternatively, that I don’t start dancing a jig.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson


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