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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

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

At the core of Maris’ strategy are her virtual “Star Seminars,” wherein her fans, whom she’s nicknamed “superstars,” are invited to weigh in on anything from her merch drops to her next-released singles.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2025

DeSheim made a speech wherein he said that he was not at the theater to direct it, but to help the Negroes to direct it.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright