or otherwise
idiom
—used to refer to something that is different from something already mentioned
Intentionally or otherwise, they never told her about the party.
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Still taking mailbag questions … Ask me anything, USC or otherwise, at ryan.kartje@latimes.com.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
An assessment from the C.I.A. at the time concluded that in some regional bureaus, such as Kharkiv, in the northeast, as many as sixty per cent of the officers were either working directly for Moscow or otherwise carrying out its interests.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Below are some notes about bottles that included flavors that were different, distinct or otherwise memorable.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
Still taking mailbag questions … Ask me anything, USC or otherwise, at ryan.kartje@latimes.com.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
An assessment from the C.I.A. at the time concluded that in some regional bureaus, such as Kharkiv, in the northeast, as many as sixty per cent of the officers were either working directly for Moscow or otherwise carrying out its interests.
—Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
Below are some notes about bottles that included flavors that were different, distinct or otherwise memorable.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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