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But

/bət/
Used to introduce a contrasting statement or a point of exception

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Examples:

I will save you, but not in that way.No one but your old servant.That they were justified in this she could not but admit.

Etymology:

etymology
from Old English butan meaning "outside of, without," possibly from a compound of be + utan meaning "outside".

Usage Statistics:

4555 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
bulb Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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