excepting

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That is at the top end of the 4.5-5.0 percent target set by officials last month, though that figure is the lowest since 1991, excepting 2020 during the pandemic.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

He said most of the bloc's 15 member states were prepared to participate in the standby force excepting those also under military rule - Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea - and tiny Cape Verde.

From Reuters • Aug. 18, 2023

The report is due on Thursday and many in Westminster are excepting them to recommend a suspension which would be enough to trigger a recall petition - which would likely lead to a by-election.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2023

California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently reminded the entertainment industry that there’s no place like home, but excepting the tax incentives, Kansas also has all of these things and a lower cost of living.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2022

“When I met you, I thought you was very handsome, excepting you wasn’t interested.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson