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He’s condescending to almost everyone except his church friends.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
No-one wants to talk politics, except to say that they think the whole controversy has been blown out of proportion.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
The WTO said that all of those components were around their trend levels, except for the measure for electronic components, which “has risen firmly above trend.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Musk is going to hate this, and for a rare change, there’s nothing he can do about it except hope that the people across from him change their mind.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
My Bible was in its pouch on my back where it remained except when I was reading it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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