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meanwhile

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


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South Africa's international standing has meanwhile been dented, undermining its post-apartheid image as a champion of human rights and African solidarity.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

The spacecraft, meanwhile, lost one of its engines during its ascent but was still able to make it into space.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Equity-only put-call ratios, meanwhile, gave confirmed sell signals; Wednesday’s rally was accompanied by call buying and the equity-only put-call ratios dipped — but both ratios remain on sell signals for now.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Roberts, meanwhile, was also critical of the government's decision to relax licensing laws during the tournament, saying it was "probably unnecessary and does increase the risk to some degree."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Malia, meanwhile, was in South America on a gap-year adventure, feeling the freedom of being as far away from the political intensity as she could.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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