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rather

[rath-er, rah-ther, rath-ur, rah-thur] / ˈræð ər, ˈrɑ ðər, ˈræðˈɜr, ˈrɑˈðɜr /




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They were doing something more interesting: building careers around their own identities, experiences and ideas rather than trying to force themselves into the traditional mold of what a chef is supposed to look like.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

With more than 15,000 species of fungi found in the UK, experts are encouraging people to photograph and record what they find, rather than pick them.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

But they need to create safe products rather than calling for the nanny state to clean up their messes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

That experiment suggested that excessive sugar tagging could play a direct role in the memory problems seen in the animals rather than simply occurring alongside them.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

She’d done it right this time, and rather well at that.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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