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Preposition
other than a new jacket, I bought no special clothes for the wedding
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Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
But there is no curb on the pardon other than the conscience of the executive issuing one.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
Most of the program’s expenditure goes to relatively affluent seniors and has little effect other than to push up taxes, reduce incentives ...
—Chris Pope, National Review, 28 Mar. 2023
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Preposition
The tech titan turned government cost cutter has emerged as the central player other than President Donald Trump in his three-week-old presidency, igniting fierce debate with a blitz of shocking moves at federal agencies.
—Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
But there is no curb on the pardon other than the conscience of the executive issuing one.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025
Conjunction
Not a lot has changed other than maybe a few paintings on the wall and a few decorations around the Oval Office and White House that each president sort of comes in with.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
Most of the program’s expenditure goes to relatively affluent seniors and has little effect other than to push up taxes, reduce incentives ...
—Chris Pope, National Review, 28 Mar. 2023
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“Other than.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/other%20than. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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