whence

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The radio and TV stations whence come the music and the news could get even more anonymized: Many cars are coming off the assembly line missing that democratizing medium of the 20th century, AM radio.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2024

Grizzly populations only just recovered whence they came, now leave them alone.

From Seattle Times • May 17, 2024

You may be wondering just whence that staggering valuation arises, then.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2024

“From whence came this woman’s strategic political genius?”

From New York Times • May 24, 2023

Hazel took Bigwig and Blackberry to the edge of the escarpment, whence they could look across to Nuthanger on its little hill.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams