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Example Sentences
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The net expense ratios are the same as the full expense ratios in the funds’ prospectuses, except for two of them.
From MarketWatch
As the cameras snapped all raised their arms, hand-in-hand -- except for Altman and Amodei, who broke the chain.
From Barron's
“They make an all-out assault, exhaust a lot of energy and money, and nothing ever significantly changes, except for a token gesture here and there.”
From Los Angeles Times
Oh, sure, she’d seemed fairly reasonable at first, except for being scared to talk on the telephone.
From Literature
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“I think, except for Daniella McCarthy, they have all the babies from the plane back together again. Right here. Right now. They have you.”
From Literature
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