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That is why these peptides remain banned in many countries, including in France where Thomas lives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
Cervantes’ office didn’t respond to requests about why the legislation died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
"But I just can't understand why an independent report for one set of elected members is not accepted, and yet the other independent report is," he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The subject is both boring and harrowing, so why disturb the moment?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
She was the one who said she was going to live vicariously through me, so why can’t she be happy for me?
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Appearing before the Democratic faithful at the state party convention in San Francisco, hopefuls offered the whys and wherefore of their candidacies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
Pregnancy is some of the most personal experiences a woman can have – so to constantly be speculating about all the whys strips a woman of her right to privacy.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2023
Physicists believe that there must have been some primordial imbalance that allowed matter to dominate the universe, yet the hows and whys remain open questions.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
This thoughtfully inclusive guide makes a great starting place, supplying the hows and whys of creating an edible garden to further our personal resilience, strength and healing.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
A simple question, not the whole big mountain of whys: Why hasn't he asked to see me?
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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