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but

conjunction as in indicating contrast

conjunction as in indicating an exception

preposition as in indicating contrast

preposition as in indicating an exception

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"So there was that tension but yet when we played together on stage, we never thought about any of that stuff."

From BBC

She has pleaded not guilty to two charges of murder, but accepts she caused the deaths of her children, the court heard.

From BBC

"She's like one of those PlayStation games, but you can't clock her because it's just impossible," New Zealand back Kelly Brazier said after the Spain game.

From BBC

Zalaegerszeg in western Hungary does not get to join the hall of infamy, not after Scotland won a fairly joyless, but wholly professional, behind-closed-doors contest against Belarus.

From BBC

Lawyers typically do not pose such whimsical questions during voir dire - the process by which potential jurors are screened - but then, the man who submitted it isn't a lawyer.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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