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otherwise

[uhth-er-wahyz] / ˈʌð ərˌwaɪz /


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Neither figure tells us precisely what happens to the employees who would otherwise be working those hours.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

But who knows what kind of damage the now-downed branches might have done otherwise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Port says they’ve decided that the two exist in the same world and that “ghosts can see vampires but vampires cannot see ghosts — otherwise we’d see ghosts all the time on ‘Eternally Yours.’”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Dame Julia Hoggett said the government needed to make it "more attractive" to invest in the UK stock market, otherwise big firms would continue to look overseas for their next stage of growth.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But to say otherwise in his lifetime would have been daring if not foolish.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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