among other things

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: in addition to things that are not specifically mentioned
The study found, among other things, that men and women are equally at risk for the disease.

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Meanwhile, its democratic institutions have faced endless attacks by Netanyahu and his allies, who have proposed laws that would, among other things, greatly curtail the power of Israel’s courts. — Aluf Benn, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 According to court records, its appeals have sought to overturn claims approved by the state, narrow the period of back wages, or block survivors’ benefits, among other things. — Lizz Giordano, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2026 Building a new jail, the suit claims, doesn’t meet the legal test that justifies extended after-hours work, which are allowed only on (among other things) projects that are in the interest of public health and safety. — Curbed, 21 Oct. 2026 To discover the truth, space agencies launched observatories to study (among other things) GRBs, including NASA’s Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and the European Space Agency’s Integral observatory. — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for among other things

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