besides
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And besides, growing up means owning a home.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
When the market gets scary, these questions give you something to lean on besides your gut.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
They’re hoping to get something out of it, besides whatever the producers are paying them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Despite that, Kenya's health ministry says nearly 5,000 healthcare workers have been trained to deal with Ebola at the national and local levels, besides the facilities that have been designated to handle the virus.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Even the people he loved most besides her—his parents and Nurse Beverly—were just background noise, occasional blats and blurps, while Josie was the symphony that sang through his every waking moment.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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