beside

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The answers, though, seem largely incidental beside the pageantry of haute cuisine and burbling table talk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Gaze over the rim of your glass to notice Jeff Koons and Ed Ruscha talking closely beside the DJ booth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

People are beside themselves with some mix of confusion and rage because stocks are barely down,” Donnelly said in written commentary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

Now, I don’t believe there’s scientific evidence that the species did that, but that’s beside the point.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

He stamped on his cigar stub in the ashtray beside the radio and with it, it seemed, the anger too, for his voice grew gentle again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom