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  • plural of why.
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whys

[hwahyz, wahyz] / ʰwaɪz, waɪz /
NOUN
whys and wherefores
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At least some of the whys of cheating can be tamped down, resulting in less cheating, Pope said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 27, 2025

"Ronaldo does things, but he does them knowing all the whys, and that's what impresses me. I'm convinced he'll continue for another one, two, or even three years," said his former Al-Nassr coach Luis Castro.

From BBC Feb. 5, 2025

Players for the fourth-seeded Reign shared their individual whys that propelled them to the club’s first championship final since 2015.

From Seattle Times Nov. 11, 2023

The hows are easier to explain than the whys when it comes to all this madness, so let’s start there.

From Salon Nov. 7, 2023

For all the whos, whats, whys, whens, and wheres, both here and abroad, refer to the Manifest Herald.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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