whys

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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

"We have decided to study in great detail the hows and whys of why premature birth affects the developing brain," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

You don't know the whos and the whats and the whys of how we came to be and how our relationship fell apart to get us to that point.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

Players for the fourth-seeded Reign shared their individual whys that propelled them to the club’s first championship final since 2015.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2023

Well, since you’re referring to them as nouns, just follow the normal rules for making nouns into plurals: Ups and downs and ins and outs, Forevers and nevers and whys.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner