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wherewithal

[hwair-with-awl, -with-, wair-] / ˈʰwɛər wɪðˌɔl, -wɪθ-, ˈwɛər- /


NOUN
ability
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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The LendingTree researchers have advice for people who don’t believe they’ll have the wherewithal to keep working in their 60s or who, understandably, simply want to stop working earlier.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Any team could be doing what the Dodgers are doing if they had the wherewithal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026

The other positive part of this story: You both have money to invest in property, or at least the wherewithal to take out loans collectively, so I assume his credit rating is relatively good.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

Berezin expects small-cap stocks to see the biggest rally if the court strikes down IEEPA, as smaller companies have had less wherewithal to maneuver around the tariffs than larger peers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

But Pendleton’s attention had been fixed on his own chief and he apparently had lacked the wherewithal to say anything in this drawn-out moment of the drama.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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