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What’s Next: Starting May 19, Delta will stop serving beverages and snacks on flights shorter than 350 miles, except for passengers in first class.
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
He said the leaders of all other Holyrood parties would be invited individually to talks from next week - except for Reform.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
She described the candidates as “very high caliber” and said “many of them said they would not make a move except for this one.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
We have all of our financial accounts joint except for our IRAs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
No one had noticed him all day except for the girl in the yellow dress.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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