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whether

[hweth-er, weth-] / ˈʰwɛð ər, ˈwɛð- /
CONJUNCTION
either
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The endowment leadership and board of UNC Management have been discussing whether and how to hedge the position once SpaceX is public, said one of the people familiar with the endowment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

To test whether acetylcholine was truly responsible for this behavioral flexibility, the team reduced the animals' ability to produce the neurotransmitter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

“Our challenge now is to make you question whether you hate Abby at all and maybe make you start to love her and then be confused,” Mazin told The Times last year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It will look at whether any "act or omission by a police officer" caused or contributed to his death.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Was this the deepest possible cover, to outwardly throw yourself so into your work that nobody would think to question whether you were working for the right side?

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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