whereby

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He envisions a solution whereby the airport is deconstructed and scattered across its nearest city.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But we now enter a process whereby an entire season is about to be decided by an independent disciplinary commission.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

That led to the rising popularity of so-called tender offers, whereby employees could sell a slice of their shares to outside investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Simultaneously this triggered a major unwind in what investors refer to as the basis trade in bitcoin/Strategy, whereby funds like Jane Street were rumored to be long the cryptocurrency but short Michael Saylor’s company.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Also of exceptional general interest was a series of tricks whereby Dad could multiply large numbers in his head, without using pencil and paper.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey