whereas

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In Northern California, death caps are abundant in local parks, “whereas here in Southern California you have to dig through some oak litter before you tend to spot things,” Diaz said.

From Los Angeles Times

Whereas Batman had his tragic back story, making him moody and tortured, and Spider-Man had the youthful verve of a kid from Queens, Superman was always kind of a square.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wages for permanent employees rose 3.4% on a year earlier after a 3.7% advance the month before, whereas economists expected it to hold for the month.

From The Wall Street Journal

Whereas preparation for the Super Bowl begins the moment the participating teams are determined, Tirico said his work on the Olympics has been years in the making.

From Los Angeles Times

According to its findings, 65 percent of Estonia's Russian speakers said they were "rather or definitely patriots of Estonia," whereas 28 percent said that they were "rather or definitely not."

From Barron's