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except

[ik-sept] / ɪkˈsɛpt /




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The company said employees should share information with METR, except for categories including “model architectures,” which it said have a high risk of leaking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Everyone except me had concert stories to tell.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Komatsu does the same things, except that they are not selling the generators,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

“I think in terms of integrating all the new guys that have been available, which I think is everybody except for Collin in live play, it’s been pretty seamless,” Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

“You tried, this time. But remember—you have no cards except the three for you, Opa, and Tante Betsie. There is no underground activity here, you don’t understand what they’re talking about. . . .”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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