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Fawad Razaqzada, a market analyst at Forex.com, said: "The fundamental issue remains trust — or rather, the lack of it — between two long-standing adversaries who still appear some distance from common ground."

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

I have a soft spot for the cinnamon coffee cake from Starbucks — or rather, for what I remember it being like when I was 12.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Spitting up black phlegm and shouting out strings of word-association gibberish, Ms. Buckley quickly becomes the centerpiece of the movie, or rather its central headache.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

And, according to a team from Goldman Sachs, one of the most important factors is supply — or rather, lack thereof.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

The President of the Council was in Lyons making a speech, or, rather he was on his way back.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway