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whilst

[hwahylst, wahylst] / ʰwaɪlst, waɪlst /


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"Sophie Hunt died due to complications of a surgical procedure carried out whilst abroad," she concluded.

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The strategy said that the number of registered childminders was "decreasing year-on-year, whilst the number of childcare places is remaining largely static".

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"Whilst these preliminary results were not published in a scientific journal, they were subsequently reported in the media," the paper's authors said.

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Sanctioned countries offer their oil at steep discounts so that companies or nations are willing to take the risk of buying it whilst applying tricks to disguise its origin.

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Whilst the UK as a whole has seen well above average sunshine hours this year, there have been some big regional differences.

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