1
as in objects
to present an opposing opinion or argument
I must except to your remark that there are no great novelists currently living
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2
as in excludes
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of
we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election
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Beyond the aesthetics, the bookstore is also home to a spectacular rare books and objects collection that is available by appointment only.—
Opheli Garcia Lawler,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Dec. 2025 -
This smart telescope lends itself nicely to beginners to astronomy who want to focus on seeing night sky objects with ease.—
Jase Parnell-Brookes,
Space.com,
20 Nov. 2025
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Pros and cons The Fed already closely watches core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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That figure excludes his work with the boy band Take That, which has also ruled.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But today nobody complains about the cost of his castles.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
8 June 2026
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But Haltbrekken complains that the government has no way to stop overconstruction from eroding Norway’s strategic energy reserves.—
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Billy Perrigo,
Time,
4 June 2026
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On Tuesday, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors approved the first reading of a draft ordinance that bans parking on Highway 1 about 900 feet north of the bridge and 700 feet south of the bridge.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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The law also bans federal law enforcement from using state and local facilities for immigration enforcement.—
Natalia Mittelstadt,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2026
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That’s because with the first 2026 FIFA World Cup game in Miami approaching, FIFA prohibits stadiums from being named for companies that aren’t official FIFA sponsors.—
Tyler Carmona,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2026
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The City Council wants Kansas City LGBTQ leaders to have a say on how the city prohibits conversion therapy in the future.—
Dylan Lysen,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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However, factoring in the consumption of baryons in the form of dead star matter and their conversion to dark energy in the CCBH hypothesis eliminates this non-physical mass headache.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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The investment in anticipating problems eliminates the need to solve them reactively.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Banning social media also prevents kids from accessing useful content, the group said.—
Jon Brodkin,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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The company also developed collision-avoidance software that prevents the robot’s arms from interfering with each other during operation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
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“Excepts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excepts. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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