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[ik-sept] / ɪkˈsɛpt /




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Most factors, except a significant one: Moreno’s ownership incompetence has been facilitated by the group of sycophants he has apparently surrounded himself with.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

We have good banter, but I feel like I have no choice except to move forward on my own.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

No-one wants to talk politics, except to say that they think the whole controversy has been blown out of proportion.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The WTO said that all of those components were around their trend levels, except for the measure for electronic components, which “has risen firmly above trend.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The dead man had worn his long brown hair loose, except for a single lock at the temple, matted with red ochre.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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