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else

[els] / ɛls /
ADJECTIVE
different
Synonyms


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“I’d be out there seven days a week. I had to go out and look for work. I had no choice. How else would I pay my rent?”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

"It's really important - that when somebody else tries to grab the microphone and diminish what you're doing - you grab it back."

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

In response to this, Thune told reporters that “maybe she or somebody else ought to get on the phone and get the votes.”

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

At Regeneron, Yancopoulos’s biggest wins have come from being years ahead of everyone else.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

He said he planned on hiring someone else.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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