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else

[els] / ɛls /
ADJECTIVE
different
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The results also revealed something else surprising: Japan's population is genetically more diverse than many researchers once assumed.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

It might seem like it would be more sensible for this ritual to take place after the game, for the victors to stage a triumphant, high-style parade and for everyone else to slink out, unnoticed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

It is not yet known how the women came to be in the water, but the coastguard has ended its search and said it was not looking for anyone else.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Their dearth of head-to-head battles is a surprise considering the sport’s pecking order is currently Scheffler and McIlroy…and then everyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

This is the game: my gaze rises to his, and he finds somewhere else to look.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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