hence
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Tasting the coffee properly requires slurping it with gusto, hence the music to mask the sounds of dozens of people slurping and spitting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
They have a fixed amount of shares in circulation — hence they are closed-ended, as opposed to “open-ended” mutual funds and ETFs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
"They are a team which is creaking, hence why they played a back five," added Robinson.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The latter aren’t presidential appointees and hence are beyond Mr. Trump’s reach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The motif had been a popular one in earlier Dutch genre scenes, where bubbles symbolized life’s brevity and, hence, the vanity of all earthly things.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
Vocabulary lists containing hence
"The Road Not Taken"
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