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meanwhile

[meen-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /


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The company meanwhile said it would buy back up to 500 million euros in its own shares in a buyback due by the end of October.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Netball meanwhile has long grown up and left home.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Betts, meanwhile, said he wants to spend time with his newborn child — as legitimate a reason as any.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The rate of inflation in the U.S., meanwhile, is too still high, no matter which method is used to calculate the PCE index.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

But meanwhile he works for Bell, the same company that I do?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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