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But

/bˈʌt/
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(prep) Apart from, except (for), excluding.

I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.
I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I wanted to go to the park, ____ it started to rain very hard today.

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