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The trigger they agreed on ensured the working spouse—whoever it would be—would provide additional financial support if one of them left the workforce, except in the case of infidelity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The reader felt his brother got the short end of the stick, but he did not appear to be blaming anyone except fate itself.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
He has also said he did not leave his house for six months after the crash, except for medical appointments.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
As the song closes, she makes one last confession: “Everything fades away, except for you.”
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Usually I’d care about something like that, but at the moment I felt like nothing mattered except how unfair this all was.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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