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whilst

[hwahylst, wahylst] / ʰwaɪlst, waɪlst /


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The captain's returns with the bat have diminished – he averaged 18 during the Ashes – whilst his bowling has improved.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

"If we're able to make good on what we've been taught and what we've gone through and it makes us a better side, whilst it still hurts, it will make us a better side."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

His maternal grandfather served time in prison for armed robbery, whilst his grandfather on his father's side was a "traditional working-class Tory" who had served in the Navy during the Second World War.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

We have started to make steps towards change whilst in government and I have been grateful for your support.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

They said there’d been two white twins from America riding ’round Chatham on two white stallions whilst toting two of the fanciest pearl-handle, silver-plate pistols just like the one the Preacher said he found.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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