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whereby

[wair-bahy, hwair-] / wɛərˈbaɪ, ʰwɛər- /
ADVERB
by which
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CONJUNCTION
by which
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I do think there was a place that was ready for “Widow’s Bay,” whereby nothing of the sort had been around for a while.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

He worked with the Secret Service to develop a strategy whereby people who were present or watching on television could see that Clinton did not board the same plane as the staff and press.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Zuckerberg also argues for allowing distillation, a controversial practice whereby developers query competing models to copy what they know.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

The distress ratio of software loans is over 25% and one-tenth of all credit loans are now pay-in-kind — whereby issuers pay creditors with new loans instead of interest.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

Bobby proposed a new approach whereby a match would consist of an unlimited number of games, and the first player who scored ten wins would be named the winner.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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