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These are the full expense ratios except for four of the funds, which are temporarily waiving some expenses:

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Voter Steven Travers told The Times that he didn’t feel like there were many options for him in the mayoral election this year, except for the incumbent Karen Bass.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Most of their anchovies still remain out of stock, except for a few varieties, including shirasu and white anchovies.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

It was the lowest annual total since 2017–18, except for 2020-21, when Covid restrictions were in place.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Everybody was running into everybody else, except for Pearl, who didn’t think anything to do with the boys’ privy had anything to do with her.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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