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excepting

[ik-sep-ting] / ɪkˈsɛp tɪŋ /










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That is at the top end of the 4.5-5.0 percent target set by officials last month, though that figure is the lowest since 1991, excepting 2020 during the pandemic.

From Barron's Apr. 14, 2026

He said most of the bloc's 15 member states were prepared to participate in the standby force excepting those also under military rule - Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea - and tiny Cape Verde.

From Reuters Aug. 18, 2023

The report is due on Thursday and many in Westminster are excepting them to recommend a suspension which would be enough to trigger a recall petition - which would likely lead to a by-election.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2023

Because Buckley, I would argue, was wrong on every point, excepting those points on which he claimed to agree with Baldwin.

From New York Times Oct. 2, 2022

“I see. Now, has your scar hurt at any other time this year, excepting the time it woke you up over the summer?”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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