whence
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When he realized whence I’d lifted the dinner party bon mot, he gave me grief for my cheaply bought erudition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
He is one of the most prominent of the next generation of tabla players poised to take the next step for their instrument, begging the question of whence tabla.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025
You may be wondering just whence that staggering valuation arises, then.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2024
Downes suspects Bruiser’s ilk made their way back east into the North Cascades from whence they hail.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
In the end no one was left, and the she-goats and the he-goats returned from the hills whence they had fled, and they looked in innocence at the death camp of the people.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
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