- plural of why.
whys
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"Why did no-one tell the young people to get out? Why did the council not make the proper checks? There are too many whys."
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
Lewis said she wanted to “figure it out” on her own and reduce the environmental toxins, emotional stress and “all the whys of cancer” that contribute to the onset of the disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
Players for the fourth-seeded Reign shared their individual whys that propelled them to the club’s first championship final since 2015.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 11, 2023
Pregnancy is some of the most personal experiences a woman can have – so to constantly be speculating about all the whys strips a woman of her right to privacy.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
“He would’ve understood you, that’s for sure. He got your whys in a way I never could. But he was such a worrier, and you might have found that exhausting. I know I did, sometimes.”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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