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Northern Ireland has one of the strictest alcohol licensing systems in Europe, wherein anyone wanting to open a pub or off-sales must buy an existing licence from another business which has closed.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

He’s always on the lookout for situations wherein a government or a central bank makes a mistake that can be exploited.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

David spoke about the outrageous audition process for “Curb,” wherein actors tried to navigate a brief written scenario without any dialogue to guide them as David lambasted them in character.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

The Citizenship Clause says that those born here and subject to U.S. jurisdiction are citizens of the U.S. and “of the State wherein they reside.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

This was always followed by Collins’s Ode on the Passions, wherein I particularly venerated Mr. Wopsle as Revenge throwing his blood-stained sword in thunder down, and taking the War-denouncing trumpet with a withering look.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens