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either

[ee-ther, ahy-ther] / ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər /
PRONOUN
one or the other
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Having a community-focused job is a common theme here, with several residents either current or former health, education and public sector workers.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Hinch and right-hander Tyler Glasnow, who is set to pitch Sunday either way.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Others may have left the country, either voluntarily or because they were deported by the Trump administration.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Nobody’s parents set midnight as the cutoff either.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Dr. van Veen, however, said that this was only a coma, very deep, from which she could slip either into death or back to life.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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