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With Nateland, he wants to be a Tennessee Walt Disney, except he’ll also function as mascot.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
There was nothing I could do except say the calm, mature things you’re supposed to say and wish him luck.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Everyone’s right, except that at the end of all of this, we still don’t know and probably never will.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
It looks like a hotel, except the airflow in each room is designed to be negative pressure, which can help prevent contaminated air from leaving the room.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
He lay quietly beside me except when the wind moaned.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing except
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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Commonly Confused Words, List 6
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