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[ik-sept] / ɪkˈsɛpt /




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He’s condescending to almost everyone except his church friends.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

No-one wants to talk politics, except to say that they think the whole controversy has been blown out of proportion.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Musk is going to hate this, and for a rare change, there’s nothing he can do about it except hope that the people across from him change their mind.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Fidelity says on its website that it doesn’t consider the size of the indication of interest during allocation except that it won’t give customers more shares than they requested.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

They’re all from Zara except one that’s from Dad telling me that he needs my help again tomorrow.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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