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Usages of es sei denn
Ich komme mit, es sei denn, ich muss meiner Schwester helfen.
I will come along, unless I have to help my sister.
Die Chefin verlängert die Frist, es sei denn, die Regel erlaubt das überhaupt nicht.
The boss extends the deadline, unless the rule does not allow that at all.
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