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meanwhile

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


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The Nobel committee meanwhile says it is not swayed by external pressures.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

His smaller teammates, meanwhile, generally have one job.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The rate of layoffs, meanwhile, sank to the lowest level on record in late 2021 and has barely budged since then.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Justice Department, meanwhile, has said it will continue sending federal personnel to polling locations as part of its election-monitoring efforts.

From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2026

My father's family, meanwhile, sprawled across Chicago’s broader South Side and included an array of great-aunts and third cousins, plus a few stray outliers whose blood connection remained cloudy.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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