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hence

[hens] / hɛns /


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The same shipments of goods are often moved around repeatedly, hence the name carousel fraud.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Many factors affect the supply and demand of bonds and hence their yield and price.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

The new boxes, said Montgomery, will reduce stocking time at stores, and hence labor costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

They have not been treated respectfully; hence the refusal to issue a hands-off order on Kyiv’s airport while the two were in town.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

By 1900 it had reached California in the vicinity of the Klamath River, hence the name locally given to it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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