- plural of why.
whys
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I get to do songs that I wasn’t able to do on Olivia’s set and really get into the whys of it all,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
You don't know the whos and the whats and the whys of how we came to be and how our relationship fell apart to get us to that point.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2024
Physicists believe that there must have been some primordial imbalance that allowed matter to dominate the universe, yet the hows and whys remain open questions.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
This thoughtfully inclusive guide makes a great starting place, supplying the hows and whys of creating an edible garden to further our personal resilience, strength and healing.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
A simple question, not the whole big mountain of whys: Why hasn't he asked to see me?
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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