whys

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Dowels are typically 17 to 19 inches and tapered about 19 inches, says Shirley Corriher in “BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2021

Although he wrote about this at length in his 1983 book, The Whys of a Philosophical Scrivener, few of his fans seemed to notice.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2014

An addition to the Crisco library, "The Whys of Cooking," or Questions Asked and Answered, by Janet McKenzie Hill, of the Boston Cooking School and Editor and Publisher of "American Cookery" is off the press.

From The Story of Crisco by Neil, Marion Harris

Awkward questions require truthful answers, even though these only suggest more "Whys?"

From Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment by Briggs, Isaac George

She sends 'em abroad on her own affairs,   From the second she opens her eyes— One million Hows, two million Wheres,   And seven million Whys!

From Songs from Books by Kipling, Rudyard