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alternative pathway

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noun

Immunology.
  1. the activation of complement by contact with polysaccharides on bacteria, protozoa, or yeast cells: a nonspecific immune response.


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Dundee University has announced an "alternative pathway" to solving the financial crisis at the institution that will see fewer job cuts than feared.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

In a sense, it seeks to do for the hearing-impaired what braille does for the blind: It creates an alternative pathway to cognition.

From Salon • Sep. 30, 2024

The activity of the glucocorticoid receptor in regulatory regions can, however, be influenced in drug-resistant prostate cancer through an alternative pathway.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2024

The issue came to a head in July 2023, as state education officials prepared to vote on the new math framework that included data science as an alternative pathway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

For the class of 2018 only, the seal also will count toward the requirements of an alternative pathway for students to earn a diploma.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2018

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