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either

[ee-ther, ahy-ther] / ˈi ðər, ˈaɪ ðər /
PRONOUN
one or the other
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Filmmaker Gabriel Mascaro is just over 42, young enough to think like this bathroom-fixated bureaucrat who doesn’t seem to think getting old will happen to them either.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

One of the more troubling signals in Friday’s report came from a decline in the labor-force participation rate—the share of the working-age population that is either working or looking for work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

They stressed that nothing had been either damaged or stolen, after hackers were reported to have infiltrated the museum's IT systems and accessed sensitive security data.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

If convicted in either court he faces life imprisonment without parole.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They must have been students of his, and not all that long ago, either, if their young, wide-eyed faces were anything to go by.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler