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Guidance remains unchanged except for one incremental detail regarding tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The tourist port in the Romanian town of Corabia, on the banks of the Danube river, is deserted except for a few pleasure boats stranded in the algae.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
On Anne Hathaway’s Penelope, Wilson writes that the script “gives her nothing to do except yearn for Matt Damon, for reasons unknown.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
“It’s considered a small study and I don’t want to go overboard, except to say that it’s encouraging.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
It is a very nice thing to do except that I don’t see him do it and leave the checkpoint without knowing the sodas are there.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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