whereas

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The French wanted a "small, light fighter" that could take off from its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, whereas the Germans wanted a bigger jet that could offer "air superiority", said Rusi's Christoph Bergs.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Any heavy electrical footprint is restricted to the initial training phase of the neural networks, whereas the daily interactive inference runs at highly optimized, slower processing speeds to maintain strict carbon neutrality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

A reopening of the Strait of Hormuz would likely lead to a steepening of sovereign curves, whereas a renewed escalation could trigger more flattening, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After 15 weeks of drawdowns, gasoline stockpiles rose in the week that ended May 29, the latest figures available, whereas analysts polled by the Wall Street Journal had expected another decline.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

I hadn’t thought about it much, but in the arena at least some of the boys got to keep their body hair whereas none of the girls did.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins