whilst

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"If we're able to make good on what we've been taught and what we've gone through and it makes us a better side, whilst it still hurts, it will make us a better side."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

His maternal grandfather served time in prison for armed robbery, whilst his grandfather on his father's side was a "traditional working-class Tory" who had served in the Navy during the Second World War.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

But it warned "some services may still be delayed by up to 90 minutes or cancelled whilst service recovers".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“I’m not aware of huge numbers of elderly people falling out of windows whilst cleaning them,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“Where were you whilst he was making it?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie