or otherwise
idiom
—used to refer to something that is different from something already mentioned
Intentionally or otherwise, they never told her about the party.
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Its initial pitch was using its predictive data tracking techniques to ensure intellectual property wasn’t being leaked, whether intentionally or otherwise.
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
State of play: The cybersecurity funding was among the roughly two dozen major federal grant programs totaling $100 million that Minnesota Management and Budget identified last month as on pause or otherwise disrupted while under review by the Trump administration.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
States are required to have processes in place to purge their voter registration lists of people who have died, moved, or otherwise become ineligible to vote.
—Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Has there ever been a talk show host, fake or otherwise, so self-satisfied and confident in their own superiority?
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
State of play: The cybersecurity funding was among the roughly two dozen major federal grant programs totaling $100 million that Minnesota Management and Budget identified last month as on pause or otherwise disrupted while under review by the Trump administration.
—Torey Van Oot, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
States are required to have processes in place to purge their voter registration lists of people who have died, moved, or otherwise become ineligible to vote.
—Ashley Oliver, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
Has there ever been a talk show host, fake or otherwise, so self-satisfied and confident in their own superiority?
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Or otherwise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/or%20otherwise. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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