unless

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Now Tūtū doesn’t get around so easily, so I don’t get to go hiking in the reserve unless Dad is in town.

From Literature

I’m not supposed to touch the ‘umeke unless Tūtū is with me. The wooden bowl is a family heirloom, passed down for more generations than even Tūtū can count. Every few weeks she pulls it out of the cabinet and shows me how to oil and care for it. She even talks to it, as if it’s a real live thing. Sometimes she lets me hold it. “You can ask this ‘umeke any question,” she says.

From Literature

“Unless . . .” Pua spins around to face me.

From Literature

“Unless you can use their thoughts against them. Like to get them to do what you want.”

From Literature

The economy can’t fire on all cylinders unless manufacturers are participating.

From MarketWatch