rather

Example Sentences

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But one day, the excitement of the AI trade will come from plunges rather than melt-ups, and when that happens, you will yearn for boredom.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

Laser reception requires fewer relays and can be located at the data center, rather than relayed from a special antenna.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

"It's clearly not good," one cabinet ally who would rather this was not happening acknowledged.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

The technique identified organic material within fossil cell walls, strengthening the interpretation that the structures were preserved microbial bodies rather than marks left behind by passing animals.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

Under the time and place, just one rather cryptic sentence.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler