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when

[hwen, wen, hwuhn, wuhn] / ʰwɛn, wɛn, ʰwən, wən /


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At the front, she said, he notices outbursts and mental fraying from his fellow servicemen, but few confide their feelings because any sign of weakness could shake trust when lives are on the line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

One example is a DNA double-strand break, which occurs when both strands of the DNA molecule are severed.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The spark was lit in mid-September, when French high school students took to the streets to demand better and more facilities, and an end to an opaque university admissions system.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

The answer, when it finally came, was from a children’s psychiatrist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

I tell Arlo the first thing that comes to mind when I think of our mom: the smell of jasmine.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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