whereas
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Tiny rural Piscataquis County got four delegates, whereas Cumberland, which includes Portland, had 149.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some entertainment companies including Disney and Universal have sued AI companies alleging copyright infringement, whereas other companies such as “Hunger Games” studio Lionsgate have partnered with AI startup Runway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Drought is a lack of precipitation, whereas water scarcity is about a mismatch between water supply and demand - so it is not just about the weather.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Raisi was once a potential successor to Khamenei, whereas Mr. Pezeshkian was merely a safe pair of hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Not knowing how much I rely on Cinna’s talents, whereas Peeta needs nothing more than his wits.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
A frivolous, meaningless declaration filled with whereases and therefores to pretend our boys in blue were winners?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
Chairman Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee drafted an eloquent joint resolution with many whereases describing the brutality of the Spanish conflict, the danger of its dragging the U. S. into war. etc., etc.
From Time Magazine Archive
After four resonant whereases, the resolution reached the two sore spots.
From Time Magazine Archive
However, after they get through with their whereases they face the music squarely, and certify to “the condition of general and complete peace.”
From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.
I mean to say, I bet you got your lawyer to write him a letter full of whereases, peradventures, and parties of the first part, and so forth.
From Indiscretions of Archie by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
