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unless

[uhn-les, uhn-] / ʌnˈlɛs, ən- /


CONJUNCTION
upon any less condition than
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Cosigners don’t own the property and can’t stop a home sale, unless they are added to the property title as co-borrowers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

"No one gets into a boat like that unless they believe there is no other safe way," said IOM Director General Amy Pope in a statement.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

Better-tailored air alerts can limit the number of businesses that have to shut down and avoid sending civilians to shelters unless a threat is imminent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

He told the BBC: "Our biggest fear now is people are going to be able to access this site and start dumping on it again and unless the authorities are quick it will happen again."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“I mean, unless you’re part of a religious group from rural Pennsylvania, then no.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy



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