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excepting

[ik-sep-ting] / ɪkˈsɛp tɪŋ /










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For one, excepting gold, Venezuela’s confirmed minerals are cheap, he said.

From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026

His clean-shaven face is ruddy and, excepting a divot between his eyebrows, unwrinkled.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2023

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

Miss Garnder had nothing in all the world excepting a sureness about how right she was.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith




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