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why

[hwahy, wahy] / ʰwaɪ, waɪ /
NOUN
reason
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You can understand why Fulham feel aggrieved with VAR this season.

From BBC

All of which is why Mr. Warsh’s appointment is good news.

From The Wall Street Journal

"People leave here with more than just, 'United won today', it's layers on top of that, the emotion and the feeling and it's why we all love it so much."

From Barron's

To better understand why the United States stands out, psychologist Frank J. Infurna of Arizona State University and his colleagues analyzed survey data from 17 countries.

From Science Daily

So why, in this glum post-“Walking Dead” era, awaken our much-loved caveman from a good death to such a miserable half-life?

From Salon