excluding
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Roughly one in six Chinese between the ages of 16 and 24, excluding students, are jobless, according to official data.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
SpaceX is unique for a lot of reasons, even excluding its unprecedented IPO fundraising targets.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
That’s less than inflation in April, even excluding food and energy prices, and wages over the last 12 months rose 3.4%, not much above current inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A total of 108 strips, excluding those worn by goalkeepers, have been released by the 48 teams taking part in the US this summer.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
She rolled her eyes at her new friends, and they collected their trays of cornflakes and toast and sat together, an instant gang, excluding everyone else in order to gossip about them.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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