whichever

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Last July, the university said it would automatically give raises to employees to among its lowest paid workers, bringing them to $25 per hour or a 5% wage increase — whichever was higher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

That is why investors should focus less on whichever collectible is hottest this month and more on which companies can build durable ecosystems around consumer attachment.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

He stamps his feet, whirls his arms and screams at whichever referee is unlucky enough to be within earshot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was Clouseau, or whichever character he was playing, who was trying to maintain his dignity and failing miserably but trying to hold on to a sense of self and composure while everything is crumbling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Maybe it was Ophie’s tone, or maybe it was the strange thickness in the air finally seeping into her mother, but whichever it was, Mama climbed into the hole after Ophie.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland