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"as the second choice" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you are discussing two or more possibilities, and are presenting the second one. For example, "We have two options to choose from, making a cake from scratch or buying a pre-made one from the store. Personally, I think making a cake from scratch is the best option, but as the second choice, buying a pre-made one is quicker and easier."
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He should have contributed a negative double, with three spades as the second choice.
Mineapple, owned by Viking Farm and Mrs. George Proskauer and trained by Neal Winick, paid $6.60 as the second choice in a field of nine.
Jostle ran the mile and a half in 2 294 5, paid $7.70 on a $2 bet to win as the second choice and earned $210,000.
BeBop, the winner of the other elimination, was installed as the second choice at 4-1, while Sugar Trader was 8-1.
He paid $4.50 for $2 bet to win as the second choice and earned $90,000 for his owner, the Dubai-based Godolphin Stable.
Most prominently is the inclusion of Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas, who finished as the second choice to Manuel Neuer despite making just three league appearances in 2013.
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We don't see suicide terrorism often as the first choice of a terrorist group.
Z-transformation method ranks aluminum as the first choice among various metallic materials.
As the first choice in the 1991 N.H.L. draft, Lindros refused to report to the Quebec Nordiques.
Despite his victory in the Blue Grass, Chateaugay was sent off as the fifth choice at 9-1.
He paid $12.60 for $2 to win as the third choice.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com