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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

“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

Both firms' stock market plans, coming alongside those of Elon Musk's SpaceX and Grok, is set to show whether investor appetite matches the soaring valuations of AI companies.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

But regardless of whether such change is possible, both scenarios assume that the past and future are there and ready to be travelled to.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

I look at him, try to judge whether or not he’s serious.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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