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for this or that reason
an endangered orchid species, hence illegal to pick
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Recent Examples of hence
However, Microsoft’s research in 2025 found that blue-collar jobs were the least likely to be automated and hence safer from job cuts and layoffs.
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
If the government decided to collect an extra $14,600 from households, that would simply pay the interest expense on the debt, and hence slow its upward trajectory by curbing one of the largest contributors to the deficits.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Probably not, hence the appeal of the capsule wardrobe.
—Jasmine Fox-Suliaman, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, the American model, also known as the GFS, places the arctic high pressure in central New York state, hence, suppressing the coastal storm to the south.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 22 Jan. 2026
If the government decided to collect an extra $14,600 from households, that would simply pay the interest expense on the debt, and hence slow its upward trajectory by curbing one of the largest contributors to the deficits.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
Probably not, hence the appeal of the capsule wardrobe.
—Jasmine Fox-Suliaman, InStyle, 21 Jan. 2026
On the other hand, the American model, also known as the GFS, places the arctic high pressure in central New York state, hence, suppressing the coastal storm to the south.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hence
Adverb
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Letters carried personal power and therefore invited judgment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The slogan’s real meaning, therefore, is rooted firmly in the greengrocer’s existence.—
Ezra Klein,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The second half was a different story, as the Bears defense cooled off Love, and Williams and the offense chipped away at the deficit.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The storm is expected to be so far‑reaching that as many as 230 million people could feel its effects.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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Equities are down about 4% this year, with the NSE Nifty 50 Index off to the worst start to a year since 2016.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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When down 0-40 in the third game of the match after an exchange of breaks, Rybakina was able to serve her way out of trouble, helped by a first of 11 aces.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Bakshi says that thus far participants in the Phase 2 trial, taking place in New Zealand, have shown steady sperm decline and that no safety issues have emerged.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Considering their strong season thus far, that is an exciting place to be in the final year before Victor Wembanyama’s huge new contract kicks in.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Gaylord White, Lehman, Wilson housing projects created high square mountains; the avenue made the valley; trash bags cluttered together looked like out-of-place shrubbery.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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On Monday, a jury found Townsend guilty of endangerment and concealing a homicide, but the murderer is still out there.—
Jermont Terry,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Adverb
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The challenge is that NFG options trade very infrequently, and the bid/ask spread is consequently quite wide, so to sell calls an investor needs to have a sense of what the price should be.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2026
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The Seahawks consequently ran for 180 yards on 39 carries.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2026
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Users can turn these integrations on or off in Gemini settings.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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AlphaGenome works by combining information from several datasets focused on different aspects of gene expression—how genes are turned on or off.—
Tanya Lewis,
Scientific American,
28 Jan. 2026
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