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why

[hwahy, wahy] / ʰwaɪ, waɪ /
NOUN
reason
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Why can't the Football Association show clemency just like Fifa did?

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

Why Mr. Cabello insisted on keeping prying international eyes away from that building in La Guaira is a question that demands an answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

"I prayed a lot. I cried out to God, and I said, 'My God, why me? Why like this? Please, at least let me see my children.'"

From Barron's • Jul. 5, 2026

Why the rest of 2026 is about workers.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 5, 2026

Why had the Afterlife chosen to show him that Recollection now?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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