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whence

[hwens, wens] / ʰwɛns, wɛns /
CONJUNCTION
from what or which place
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“A tree is a river to the sky, carrying water from the soil into the clouds,” whence it falls as life-giving rain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The freezer aisle, from whence many of its contents originate, does not do much to help the case.

From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026

After that, whence music, a protester might ask.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● May 17, 2024

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


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