whilst

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The teacher has since been discharged from hospital, police said, adding they were "continuing to support the victim whilst they recover from this traumatic event".

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Harassment claims were made against the peer in 2013, but in 2014 a barrister appointed by the party to investigate the allegations concluded that whilst the accounts of the four women were "broadly credible," they could not be proved beyond reasonable doubt.

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"I've been outside in every respect of the word and quite happy to be there, you know, to be honest. Because whilst the art world is fantastic and just great, it's a very small world. And I have the privilege to be working in the world. And that's an amazing thing to be doing."

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The deal would see the UK transfer sovereignty of the islands whilst leasing back a joint UK-US military base on the largest island, Diego Garcia.

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Australia is the leading producer of iron ore, gold, zinc, nickel, cobalt, and lithium, whilst Indonesia accounts for half of the global production of nickel.

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