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hence

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1
as in therefore
for this or that reason an endangered orchid species, hence illegal to pick

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as in away
from this or that place the exorcist commanded, "Get thee hence, Satan!"

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“Hence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hence. Accessed 29 Nov. 2022.

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