while

Example Sentences

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No. 1 Connecticut routed No. 15 Tennessee by 30 to stay undefeated while Texas, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 6 Louisiana State and No. 7 Louisville also won Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Walt Disney earnings are coming, and Wall Street will be looking for updates on growth in its streaming and parks businesses, while also listening closely for any clues regarding a new chief executive.

From Barron's

The family’s lawyer said the pair are asylum seekers from Ecuador with a pending application, while federal officials maintain that the father had entered the country illegally.

From Salon

Four British people have died within four months after being struck down with stomach bugs while on holiday in Cape Verde, lawyers representing their families have said.

From BBC

That suppressed mortgage rates and government borrowing costs for a time while driving investors into higher-yielding assets.

From The Wall Street Journal