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else

[els] / ɛls /
ADJECTIVE
different
Synonyms


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Much has been written about the K-shaped economy in the past few years, in which the wealthiest households—the ‘top’ of the K—keep heading higher, in contrast to everyone else.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

"There is no rush, don't do anything for anyone else," he says.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Someone else will do the building in Dallas under new team president Masai Ujiri.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

In advance of Nvidia’s earnings, investors didn’t have much else to parse, turning a breakneck rally into more of a holding pattern, said Gina Martin Adams, chief market strategist at HB Wealth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

It was hours before anyone else arrived, but I did not dare get off for fear I would not find my way back again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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