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apart from

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  1. Also, aside from. Besides, except for. For example, Apart from jogging occasionally in the park, she gets no exercise, or Aside from Sunday dinner with his parents they have not gone out for months. The first term dates from the early 1600s, the variant from the early 1800s.


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The summit produced no major policy announcements on flashpoints like artificial intelligence, Taiwan or trade, apart from a two-month extension of a tariff truce between the world's two largest economies.

From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026

"I would say every person that played in the pool that was close to me, apart from one friend who had an operation to get rid of it, is dead," said Michael, 63.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

To compound matters, the masculine ego trap also tells a man that he’s not worthy of what he wants until he achieves some nebulous milestone that, again, sets him apart from other men.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The yield on the U.S. 10-year note apart from inflation compensation is around 2.6%, the highest since the global financial crisis.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Because, apart from the human animal, the chimpanzee is the most fascinating animal of all.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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