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Example Sentences
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The illusion awakens him to a new means of looking at “nature and culture, the given and the constructed,” wherein these supposed binaries collapse together and exist simultaneously.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A European Commission notice from 2021 defines a conflict of interest as a situation wherein a "financial actor's" impartiality is compromised "for reasons involving... economic interest or any other direct or indirect personal interest".
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
In March 2025 Ms Ackord warned of a "very difficult trading situation over the last few years, wherein costs have risen overall by about 50%".
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Two years before her death, Ladd was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a disease wherein “lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred,” according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025
I began to fear—horrible fears; but then came to me the sense of safety in that ring wherein I stood.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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