save for
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: not including (someone or something) : except for (someone or something)
The park was deserted save for a few joggers.
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Yet save for single Copa del Rey and La Liga titles, things haven't turned out as planned for the 27-year-old.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
While The Order remains firmly rooted in the past save for one passing reference to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in a title card, during production there was no escaping the drumbeat of resurgent far-right militancy in the United States.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Her makeup featured a clean aesthetic, save for a hint of a smokey eye.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
However, clothing is perishable and all but invisible in the archaeological record for this period, save for the needles that produced the garments.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
While The Order remains firmly rooted in the past save for one passing reference to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing in a title card, during production there was no escaping the drumbeat of resurgent far-right militancy in the United States.
—Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
Her makeup featured a clean aesthetic, save for a hint of a smokey eye.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024
However, clothing is perishable and all but invisible in the archaeological record for this period, save for the needles that produced the garments.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Save for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20for. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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