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[uhth-er-wahyz] / ˈʌð ərˌwaɪz /


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The first alpha-gal fatality was confirmed in 2025 after Brian Waitzel, an otherwise healthy JetBlue pilot, died four hours after he ate a hamburger at a backyard barbecue in New Jersey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

A green lung is an area of fields, parkland or vegetation within an otherwise urban area, providing space for wildlife and helping to reduce pollution.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

My colleague Alex Galbraith recently argued that food may be where consumers most easily recognize the otherwise abstract mechanics of private equity.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Now, a large international study suggests that this hidden disease is already present in some young adults who otherwise appear healthy, and that it is considerably more widespread than previously recognized.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

He rubbed the fresh bump at the top of his skull and winced, but he seemed otherwise unharmed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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