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
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
Plentiful reserves tend to promise great riches, hence crude has been labelled "black gold".
From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026
People who confuse the two may think that the adjectives in these sentences “modify the verb” and hence ought to be replaced by adverbs.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing hence
"The Road Not Taken"
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