either/or
Example Sentences
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The announcement comes amid concerns of a white-collar hiring slowdown as companies ramp-up artificial intelligence, but Whoop CEO Will Ahmed says in a press release that this is not an either/or.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Sir Keir has insisted to us that it isn't an "either/or" choice, and under plenty of American presidents that would probably be the case.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2025
"If you frame it as an either/or question, it's too simplistic," says Utah State University evolutionary biologist Zachariah Gompert.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
I think in two frames of minds either/or to the Occidental me and both/and to the Oriental Me.
From Salon ● May 12, 2024
Where I am is not a prison but a privilege, as Aunt Lydia said, who was in love with either/or.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
