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why

[hwahy, wahy] / ʰwaɪ, waɪ /
NOUN
reason
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"It's just the formal change to the name that's listed at Companies House... required a special resolution that didn't pass," he said, adding that he did not know why Frasers blocked the change.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

As if given an inviolable order, kids who’d never met Charles avoided him without knowing, questioning or caring why.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“You know what I really love? I love the inflation. You know why? Because as soon as this war is over...,”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

And that helps to explain why Americans are so resistant to paying more for goods and services and helping, in an unintended way, to keep a cap on inflation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“I’m not worried. I’ve been in the pool, just on off hours, so that’s why you haven’t seen me.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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