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Americans hated the laws, all but one of which was repealed under Adams’s successor, Thomas Jefferson, and the whole episode mars the second president’s otherwise splendid reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“It gives you the permission to go to places that otherwise would be too unbearably saccharin.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

On the other hand, SpaceX could attract institutional investors and absorb interest that might’ve otherwise gone to smaller stocks favored by retail investors, he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

This freshly exposed material is much brighter than the surrounding darker regolith, making the crater look like a new mark on an otherwise familiar surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The stress of finding out otherwise would be too much for her.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood