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Idioms  

1. One besides the one mentioned. This phrase is used to emphasize indefinite words beginning with some, such as someone, somehow, sometime, somewhere. For example, Someone or other will be taking tickets at the door, or I can't remember where I put the lawn rake, but it's somewhere or other in the garage, or Somehow or other be found one that matched. [c. 1600]

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Scaling back travel plans, hobbies or other long-envisioned activities.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The fraud could involve purported film and entertainment projects, gaming entertainment investment platforms or other conduct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

A workplace, hospital, classroom, or other everyday setting might appear in a dream, but it would often be combined with unrelated places, shifting viewpoints, or unfamiliar surroundings.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026

TPS provides protection from deportation for people from countries designated as unsafe because of war, natural disasters or other extraordinary circumstances.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Here was a woman with impeccable Yankee credentials, who had been educated at elite colleges and had few living family members or other attachments.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau