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either

[ee-ther, ahy-ther] / ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər /
PRONOUN
one or the other
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We have a long list of movies and we either want to revisit or that we haven’t seen that we need to watch.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

The question is, how does A.I.-based research either reinforce or counteract the biases in information-gathering processes that journalists already use?

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Returning to either tour requires eating a slice of humble pie and, for some, paying a fortune to sweeten the deal.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Yet “Blue Heron” is at once more complex and less successful than either of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Almost every night after dinner, she puts her phone on speaker and talks to either my aunt or Grandma while she washes the dishes.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam