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when

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


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“Eventually, there were periods when I could not walk without considerable help,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

It is supplying the constitutional context and stripping away the pretense courts so often cling to when they want to stay out of the fray.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

He described how 17,000 residents were evacuated from his town during the night when the fire swelled two days ago.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The big question is whether soaring AI investment will eventually meet the same fate as the dot-com era, when the bubble burst and many companies failed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

I never liked when Grandma said that, because it usually meant I’d never get the answer.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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