excluding
Britishpreposition
Example Sentences
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Identical sales, or those from stores open for at least five full quarters, were up 1% when excluding fuel sales.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
The chart from Bank of America economist Shruti Mishra shows a narrowing gap in total credit-card spending, excluding gas, between higher- and lower-income households.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026
Certainly some of that is attributable to the World Cup, but retail excluding gas and dining out was growing almost the same as services.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
Hepi said last year that students needed £61,000 over the course of a three-year degree in order to have a "minimum socially acceptable standard of living" - and that's excluding tuition fees.
From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026
Whereupon this entire group, excluding Nick, laughed heartily.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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