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thereby

[thair-bahy, thair-bahy] / ˌðɛərˈbaɪ, ˈðɛərˌbaɪ /
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by that
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Much of the investment was a bet that the companies would keep attracting readers and thereby increase profitability, leading one day to an initial public offering or big-ticket sale to a strategic buyer.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

They are announced one by one, starting from the bottom of the scoreboard -- thereby stretching out the suspense until the very end.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

For Mr. Feiler, these “entrepreneurs of meaning” have done what he finds “unfathomable”: take a “niche, all-but-dead custom” and turn it into “a thriving symbol,” thereby reclaiming “outdated rituals for contemporary audiences.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"A process involving Burnham also promises to be more protracted and 'noisy', thereby prolonging and exacerbating the uncertainty about the political situation in the UK," he said.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It was Jamie Lowry, staying with his mom that weekend and thereby forced to attend the picnic, who saw Ray do his little courtship ritual.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth



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