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else

[els] / ɛls /
ADJECTIVE
different
Synonyms


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"He was, above all else, a wonderful brother. I was lucky to be his sister," Frank's sister Doris Breay told NBC Boston.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

So far, the most well-heeled Americans have continued to spend, to the point that they are able to offset the pullback from nearly everyone else.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Nothing else matters, such as efforts to measure applicants’ cultural backgrounds, empathy, compassion and interpersonal skills — to list non-academic factors the DOJ suggests should be out-of-bounds for admissions committees.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Measurers do everything else: internal audit, revenue recognition, finance, legal, compliance, middle management, operations and on and on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

But there was nowhere else available on short notice.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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