otherwise
Example Sentences
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In any case he was certain a free press was safer for the republic than what would otherwise become government censorship and propaganda.
The new California Post Alliance is advocating for an incentive that would cover post-production jobs in-state, even if principal photography films elsewhere or the project did not otherwise qualify for the state’s production incentive.
From Los Angeles Times
“We expect this uncertainty will remain an overhang on the stock, masking otherwise positive momentum in non-Mobile initiatives, including Auto, IoT, and longer term opportunities within the datacenter, and remain on the sidelines.”
From Barron's
It’s an unexpected reversal of fortunes for the iPhone maker, whose stock has otherwise underperformed over the past year due to its reputation for being an artificial-intelligence laggard.
From MarketWatch
The glob of slobber spread out a bit, but otherwise stayed in place.
From Literature
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