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hence

[hens] / hɛns /


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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

As sentiment about AI crumbles, Klement said the stock market could fall about 35% — hence his 5,000 target for the S&P 500.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

That has rattled bond investors at a time when interest rates -- and hence borrowing costs -- are rising in developed economies worldwide to combat inflation.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

However, supporters of the Parkhead side have spent the past decade being conditioned into watching their team clean up trophies while still delivering dominant, free-flowing football, hence the demand is there.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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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