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whether

[hweth-er, weth-] / ˈʰwɛð ər, ˈwɛð- /
CONJUNCTION
either
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“I said to him this morning, ‘Whether you know it or not, your life took a very dramatic turn in the public,’ ” Selig told The Washington Post on that May day in 2006.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2022

“I told Russ, I said, ‘Whether I play, ‘Bron play, we don’t play, it doesn’t matter. You still gotta be yourself,’” Anthony Davis said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2021

"TRUMP tells everyone to wear a mask: 'Whether you like it or not.'"

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2020

“He said, ‘Whether he’s your half-brother, full brother, I don’t know.

From Washington Times • Dec. 27, 2014

‘Whether they fled at first in fear, or not, our horses met Shadowfax, their chieftain, and greeted him with joy. Did you know that he was at hand, Gandalf?’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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