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meanwhile

[meen-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /


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France meanwhile ordered its 2.5 million civil servants to replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with Visio, a domestically built videoconference platform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

Switzerland, meanwhile, have also excelled and kept their cool despite facing an intimidating atmosphere in their penalty shootout win against Colombia in the final match of the last-16 stage.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2026

Diseases like Alzheimer’s, meanwhile, can progress suddenly, and with people living longer, some workers may end up providing eldercare for years.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

Sabalenka, meanwhile, has had more success at Wimbledon, but it remains the only Slam where she has not reached the final.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

Mr. McCullough, meanwhile, arrived at work and took the elevator up to the seventh floor, where Rayburn Financial Services had their offices.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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