except
gen /əkˈsɛpt/
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Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
You look a bit like my sister, except (that) she has longer hair.
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Loosely, used to introduce a contrastive statement explaining why something wasn't successful, didn't happen, etc.
They fired tear gas at us, except the wind was blowing the wrong way.