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every other

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  1. Every second one in a series, as in I'm supposed to take this pill every other day. [c. 1400]


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For a solid few hours, every other sentence between my roommate and I was “I want to throw up” and “Is this real?”

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

And I suppose we're now trying to compete in a market for those scraps of digital content with every other football club in the country.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

“The fact that it was significantly cheaper than every other school made Bowdoin an easy decision for me,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Indeed, the tech and communications sectors are the only two in the red this month, while every other corner of the market has advanced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“For today! For the whole stupid thing! I should have talked to you more. Said more stuff to you. But I didn’t. I don’t know why, but I didn’t. I’m just like every other idiot.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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