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Discover Ludwig"didn't otherwise" is a correct and common phrase used in written English.
It is used when a person or thing is not able to do something due to certain conditions. Example: I wanted to go on the trip, but I didn't otherwise have the money.
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"It gave Oklahoma an identity it didn't otherwise have".
We have a presence, and we didn't otherwise have one before".
Other common reasons were that they didn't otherwise need one or a family member already had one.
A glass of wine gave me a kind of confidence I didn't otherwise feel — the confidence to be me.
"If that's money in their pockets they didn't otherwise have, that's going to be headed right back into the economy on bills and necessities, so that's a positive thing," she said.
"Certainly after doing this, it will introduce me to a lot more people that didn't otherwise know me — or maybe thought my name was Adam and not Andy," Mr. Samberg said.
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He did not otherwise detail the bank's plans.
The police said the man was in his 30's, but did not otherwise identify him.
Ms. Sheehan, dressed in a dark jogging suit, appeared shaken, but did not otherwise show much emotion while in court.
He and his children wore traditional Muslim clothing, outfits that he said they did not otherwise wear during the year.
We did not otherwise check for duplicate messages.
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