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$("p").not(function(){
return $("span", this).length == 2;}).css("background-color", "yellow");
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<p>A p element <span>with one span element.</span></p>
<p>A p element <span>with</span> two <span>span elements.</span></p>
<p>A p element <span>with one span element.</span></p>
<p>A p element <span>with</span> two <span>span elements.</span></p>
<p>A p element with no span element.</p>
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<div>This example returns all p elements that do not have two span elements.</div>
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