otherwise

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“Also you can reach a lot more customers you might not otherwise be able to sell to.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

That repair process can help cancer cells survive conditions that would otherwise kill them.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

We know this because Charles Dance recites Michelangelo’s snidest journal passages throughout, bringing a welcome pettiness to an otherwise staid chapter of art history.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"I think that means that there will be more choice, there will be more powerful medicines which could help people who would otherwise have to have bariatric surgery," he said.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

She looked at the old couch in the otherwise empty lobby, the outdated travel posters on the wall, and the rather uninviting bowl of hard candy sitting on the counter.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti