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The phrase "alternative popular" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe something that is both alternative and popular, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The band gained a following for their alternative popular music style, blending genres in a unique way."
Alternatives: "popular alternative" or "alternative trend".
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Dita and Marilyn were the Posh and Becks of alternative popular culture.
Perhaps it was because Bowie was an alternative popular icon – less mainstream than McCartney, more legendary than Lou Reed – that 6 was the place to celebrate him.
She made the term "without alternative" popular, meaning to wait and take a decision at the last moment, forcing political partners into acceptance.
Whenever there's an alternative popular movement that grips the national imagination, left-ish commentators and journalists fight whitened tooth and manicured nail for public alliance to this season's worthy cause of resistance.
The company said "the decision not to screen 'Rambo' will free up screens to show alternative popular new films such as 'Jumper,' 'Be Kind Rewind' and 'Juno,' " but there was speculation among British movie exhibitors that the cause of the abrupt move was a disagreement over terms between Odeon and Sony, the film's distributor.
Wind power is another alternative popular with the voters and touted by both candidates.
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The alternative, increasingly popular route is to make it yourself.
The vehicle was designed as an alternative to popular driverless cars and taxis.
The town attracts retirees and families seeking a quiet alternative to popular vacation spots.
The alternative – the popular girls with their just-right hair sniggering at you – was just too terrible to bear.
Not more of the same, but something really alternative and popular.
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