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whence

[hwens, wens] / ʰwɛns, wɛns /
CONJUNCTION
from what or which place
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You may be wondering just whence that staggering valuation arises, then.

From Slate Mar. 28, 2024

You may have looked at this strange, jolly person and wondered whence he came and what kind of career could have sustained him to this point.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2024

Colorado is believed to be particularly vulnerable to a defection back to the conference from whence it came to the Pac-12 in 2011.

From Seattle Times Jun. 20, 2023

“From whence came this woman’s strategic political genius?”

From New York Times May 24, 2023

They climbed Parnassos’ rugged flank mantled in forest, entering amid high windy folds at noon when Helios beat upon the valley floor and on the winding Ocean whence he came.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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