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whereby

[wair-bahy, hwair-] / wɛərˈbaɪ, ʰwɛər- /
ADVERB
by which
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CONJUNCTION
by which
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He also backed the traditional "self-policing" ethos at SW19, whereby fans respect the action.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

First, there was #tokenmaxxing, whereby American businesses encouraged their workers to use as much AI as possible.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

"The plants were in a condition whereby the warmth they need to go through each phenological stage to their production was given to them optimally, and they produced far more than the uncovered plants."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

Over a long time frame this encouraged the carry trade, a strategy whereby short positions in the perennially weak, low-yielding yen are used to fund long positions in higher-yielding or riskier assets in other currencies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

At best, kids would have a setup like his brother Tony’s, whereby they would get to see their fathers regularly and even stay with them a lot.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore


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