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either

[ee-ther, ahy-ther] / ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər /
PRONOUN
one or the other
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“Each side tries to weed out the other. The distinction we were seeing more of was either general trust or general skepticism.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Affected holdings will be adjusted upwards to include either the interest accrued since the error occurred, or the Bank of England base interest rate plus one percentage point, whichever is higher.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The twice-cooked “Beef” isn’t to all the panelists’ tastes, either.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Jeremy Schwartz, senior U.S. economist at Nomura, said the April minutes will show “many” participants either directly advocating a shift to the neutral guidance or at least indicating they could have supported an adjustment.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

They were never particularly talkative, and it didn’t seem like either of them had noticed anything different.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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