sans
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The so-called core price index, sans food and energy, was up 0.2% in July after a flat June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Still, they’re putting in their usual Qdoba bowl orders—these days, sans the lettuce and even the cilantro.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Canada has form in Eurovision: appearing for Switzerland, Canadian then-starlet Celine Dion triumphed in 1988 singing "Ne partez pas sans moi", launching her career internationally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Ortiz is a trained actor and has occasionally appeared on camera as himself, sans puppets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
It loved Camilla, and followed her everywhere: Henry quoted long passages about Emma Bovary and her greyhound: “Sa pensée, sans but d’abord, vagabondait au hasard, comme sa levrette, qui faisait des cercles dans la campagne....”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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