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Example Sentences

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The new law is an opt-in, whereby a competition can choose whether to implement it.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Making a virtue of necessity, Mr. Zagorodnyuk’s operating concept describes a “new paradigm for air power” whereby Ukraine can achieve “the same effects” using “less sophisticated” means that are “much cheaper” but “equally effective.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

It structured a sale in 2021 as a buyback, whereby L’Oréal purchased and then canceled shares, meaning Nestlé didn’t have to pay capital-gains tax on the transaction.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Their most severe scenario was the current Hormuz reality, whereby the strait, the former conduit of about a fifth of the world’s crude and crude products, essentially closed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Maybe there could be a ceremony whereby someone like her was taken into the family; just thinking of it made her prickle with happiness.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen