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meanwhile

[meen-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈminˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /


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Rangnick, meanwhile, quickly earmarked the young defender as a possible future coaching talent.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Middle East peace hopes, meanwhile, were lifted after Israel and Iran pulled back from Sunday’s escalation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

US imports, meanwhile, rose by 2.0 percent to $383 billion in April.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo, meanwhile, are back in the World Cup for the first time since 1974 — for Congo, it’s been so long the country was known as Zaire then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The beast, meanwhile, decided that it had had enough of just watching the two of them and proceeded to ease itself through the hole and slink through onto the floor.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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