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etcetera

[et-set-er-uh, ‑-se-truh] / ɛtˈsɛt ər ə, ‑ˈsɛ trə /
NOUN
odds and ends
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"If major investors, particularly in infrastructure, technology, real estate, etcetera, no longer believe that their investments are safe this would have a much more significant impact and the diversification plans of the UAE," he said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026

“It was Dutch police, it was Dutch moving companies, Dutch transportation, Dutch railways, etcetera, etcetera,” he said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2024

How is Kylian taking this early substitution etcetera?

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024

In that scenario, a little courtesy and respect for the employees and fellow diners — ordering politely, leaving the table relatively tidy, etcetera — are more important than which plastic fork you choose to use.

From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2023

Every third week, you see, the two who go for the milk, etcetera, will have an easy job.

From Wyn's Camping Days or, The Outing of the Go-Ahead Club by Amy Bell Marlowe

One word was regarded in the late-18th and 19th centuries as so shocking that it was variously rendered "inexpressibles", "indescribables", "etceteras", "unmentionables", "ineffables", "indispensables", "innominables" "inexplicables" and "continuations".

From The Guardian ● May 23, 2013

Four hours will amply cover picking the kids up, cleaning the flat, eating, washing and the various etceteras.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 26, 2013

This elfin-looking man, usually dressed in a red-plaid shirt, ventured out into the unfamiliar with tape recorder in hand and spoke with people whom he liked to call the etceteras of the world.

From Time Magazine Archive

But there would be no limit to what our Lord would want of Patria Mercedes, body and soul and all the etceteras besides.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

"There is only half of me here—the etceteras are in the family vault in Scotland."

From A Book of Ghosts by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould




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