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I noticed that some of the agents who had been retrieved today in our mission were there as well, with the exception of Agent Chris, who I could only assume was still in the medical wing.
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His son and heir, King Felipe, endorsed the move which has kept him out of the public eye, with the exception of occasional visits he has made to Spain for sailing regattas and other social events.
From BBC
The Jaguars have played in London every year since 2013, with the exception of pandemic-hit 2020.
From Barron's
The results broadly topped estimates, with the exception of Medtronic’s neuroscience portfolio.
From Barron's
And yet in each of these years the U.S. ran a trade deficit with the EU, as well as with the rest of the world, while the EU, with the exception of 2022, ran a trade surplus with the rest of the world.
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