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either

[ee-ther, ahy-ther] / ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər /
PRONOUN
one or the other
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Most of these new features will be made either default or an option for teens within six months.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Depending on this density, the water was determined to be either Atlantic or polar in origin.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

The scolding scribes want to cast the choice as either human or not, black or white.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

Lively and Baldoni settled their remaining claims against each other in May without either side receiving financial compensation, avoiding what had been expected to be a closely watched federal trial in Manhattan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

At last either Betsie or I would open the Bible.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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