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[hwet, wet] / ʰwɛt, wɛt /




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The talk has ceased, but a successful acquisition of Greenland could whet his appetite anew.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Such arguments will no doubt whet the appetites of law professors everywhere and may set up a clash that the Supreme Court will ultimately resolve.

From Salon • Jan. 11, 2025

The idea, Disney officials said, is to whet people’s appetites and encourage upgrades to the full bundle.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

It will whet the appetite for more, especially from the club's Saudi Arabian owners who see the Champions League as the most natural fit for their ambitions.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2023

The father sharpened the butcher knife with the whetstone he used to whet his scythe and his goose-necked brier hook in the summer when he cut brambles and young sumac in the fencerows.

From "Sounder" by William H. Armstrong




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