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At events like Fields’, you may even meet someone you otherwise wouldn’t.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
He wouldn’t say otherwise at this point, of course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
But this elite group is otherwise dominated by less familiar names, such as Lam Research, Cadence Design Systems, Idexx Laboratories and Trimble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
In response, some Canadian provinces have pulled US goods from their shelves and tourists who would otherwise have headed south have voted with their feet and stayed home.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Elegant fountains dotted the property, looped and connected by polished concrete walkways edged with well-manicured landscaping that gave a historic university feel to an otherwise state-of-the-art facility.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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