every other
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1
: all those that are different or separate from the person or thing that has already been mentioned
It's a problem that's affecting this town and every other one in the state.
2
—used to say that some repeated activity, event, etc., alternately happens and does not happen in consecutive named periods
I run every other day.
The contest is held every other year.
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In other words, issuers will need to comply with the same reporting and disclosure requirements that virtually every other entity operating in U.S markets must comply with.
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Wrigley Field was the last stadium to install lights for night games in 1988, some 40 years after every other team.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
While every other coach fielded questions himself, the crush of media required a UNC official to moderate Belichick’s session, calling on reporters who peppered the coach with questions.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 25 July 2025
His friends visited him in the hospital every other day.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 July 2025
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Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Wrigley Field was the last stadium to install lights for night games in 1988, some 40 years after every other team.
—Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
While every other coach fielded questions himself, the crush of media required a UNC official to moderate Belichick’s session, calling on reporters who peppered the coach with questions.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 25 July 2025
His friends visited him in the hospital every other day.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 25 July 2025
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“Every other.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20other. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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