whoever
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The targets of blame change, but the logic stays the same: somebody else took what should have been mine, and whoever it is should pay to give it back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Pozos de Gamboa killings drew the attention of leftist President Claudia Sheinbaum's government, which promised to arrest whoever was behind them.
From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026
Police in Arizona have released two ransom notes in the hope the public can help identify whoever abducted the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Similar to the SGLI, whoever is listed as the beneficiary will receive this money after.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“Fusia’s lover!” whispers whoever is on duty at the window, which I do not appreciate.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
I tried to slip them into conversation, as if to remind whomever I was talking to perhaps I too could be beloved for my size.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
His attitude is essentially that the EU must take the outstretched hand of whomever the UK puts on the dancefloor to represent them.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
Root for whomever you want to win, for more or less any reason that moves you.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
They must obey laws, but beyond that, social media companies can filter content as they like, and anything objectionable is the responsibility of whomever posted it.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
Yes, my dear listeners, Courtney is nice to whomever she comes in contact with or whomever she’s talking to.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
Clothes that show whosever wearing them in their best light, to show off their beauty but in a way that never degrades them in any way,” Griffiths said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
That blunder, whosever fault it was, not only lost the Soudan to Egypt, but caused the death of many of our brave soldiers, to say nothing of Gordon himself.
From General Gordon A Christian Hero by Seton Churchill
That will all happen as predicted, and my mother can recite that lovely poem of Freiligrath's or Anastasius Grun's, or whosever it is 'Love as long as thou canst, love as long as thou mayst.
From A Young Girl's Diary by Eden Paul
One glance showed Mary that the letter, whosever it was, had brought unusual news.
From The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor by Etheldred B. (Etheldred Breeze) Barry
There were the remains of the camp-fire; and it was evident, from several indications, that the wagon, whosever it was, had stood at least two days at this spot.
From Tales of South Africa by H.A. Bryden
