whereas

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Back then, it was the big clubs who took the biggest hits with losing players on international duty, whereas today most clubs in the Premier League or even the Championship will all lose significant numbers.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

"Normally, it's kind of a handful of countries, whereas it's only been one so far this time."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Using the agent, Levi’s can finish inputting certain orders within minutes, whereas it used to take days, Chief Financial and Growth Officer Harmit Singh said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Lagarde noted the tech has taken three years to develop momentum whereas electricity took three decades.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

First, no cereal crops were domesticated in New Guinea, whereas several vitally important ones were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent, Sahel, and China.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond