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Given the uncertainty around when the conflict will end and hence the scale of its impact, the central bank is likely to keep interest rates steady when it announces its decision later this week.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Investors, though, seem “dubious about these changes,” hence the stock’s low valuation on a price-to-earnings basis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

The latter aren’t presidential appointees and hence are beyond Mr. Trump’s reach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But Mac and Linux users don’t get WireGuard just yet — hence the above screenshot.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Use than with no sooner: No sooner had we begun to cook than the smoke alarm went off. hence.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner