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Billy, hand-carrying finished suits, had been on his way to Heathrow Airport and thence to overseas clients when he was attacked on the train.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
With that selflessness at the core of public service, he wrote: “I have thence enjoyed of manifesting my inviolable attachment by services faithful and persevering, though in usefulness unequal to my zeal.”
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2024
"This previously unrecognized cellular function of CS proteins leads to the marking of the DNA damage -- and thence to its enzymatic breakdown."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 10, 2024
Certainly, the Emmys both aided and reflected the audience transition from broadcast to cable and thence to streaming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
To the billiard-room I hastened: the click of balls and the hum of voices resounded thence; Mr. Rochester, Miss Ingram, the two Misses Eshton, and their admirers, were all busied in the game.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
