whence it came
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Colorado is believed to be particularly vulnerable to a defection back to the conference from whence it came to the Pac-12 in 2011.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
Some have mulled sending the money to whence it came, but that risks contributing to FTX’s legal defense.
From Washington Post • Nov. 17, 2022
Police, who saw the festive side, said officers intercepted to "shepherd" it back to the enclosure from whence it came, although "not via Bethlehem".
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2021
They're a clever touch, but Bravo's subtler choices distinguish "Zola" as a cannily interpretive work evocative of the medium from whence it came.
From Salon • Jun. 30, 2021
‘It’s a trap!’ said Sam, and he laid his hand upon the hilt of his sword; and as he did so, he thought of the darkness of the barrow whence it came.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
