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for this or that reason
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Recent Examples of hence
Markets were hence in an awkward limbo Tuesday.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
This has resulted in limitations in precisely observing metabolite changes over time and in actual human subjects, hence the team's goal to overcome this.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
If not, China will soon reach parity and potentially move ahead, hence the decision to name the report after the wavelength shift of light for objects accelerating away.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The results and $22 price tag are hard to beat, hence this wrinkle reducer’s eighth appearance on this list.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
This has resulted in limitations in precisely observing metabolite changes over time and in actual human subjects, hence the team's goal to overcome this.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
If not, China will soon reach parity and potentially move ahead, hence the decision to name the report after the wavelength shift of light for objects accelerating away.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
The results and $22 price tag are hard to beat, hence this wrinkle reducer’s eighth appearance on this list.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hence
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Tariffs can create more demand for domestic manufacturers, but those companies are also part of the global supply chain and therefore also impacted by tariffs, experts have previously explained to USA TODAY.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Walline said that by routinely measuring a child’s vision, doctors can identify who may be approaching nearsightedness and therefore who may benefit from the eye drop treatment.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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This fall, 350 miles away, in the ancient city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, staged its first contemporary art Biennale.—
Dada Jovanovic,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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For educator LaKenya Mitchell-Grace, the shift away from personalized to standardized learning has done more harm than good.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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While this has not been a strength so far this year, I'd be shocked if Andy Reid didn't test the undermanned Ravens front seven -- and have at least a little bit of success.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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And so, Vladimir and Estragon wearily choose to continue waiting, day in and day out.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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With Argyle’s offense in high gear, that necessitated Heritage going for it on fourth down six times -- including four in the first half -- converting three of those, two of which led to TDs in the opening half.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Sep. 2025
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Start at the top and work your way down, gently rubbing away any dirt.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
27 Sep. 2025
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By this time, Elio is beginning to confront the reality of Oliver’s eventual departure (and thus, his first experience of true heartbreak).—
James Factora,
Them.,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the two years since then, police have interviewed friends and family in a thus-far fruitless attempt to explain why anyone would want Avila dead.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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A little further out, there’s a much more conventional factory site, where giant industrial mixers mass-produce the Firmenich scents.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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His bias is actually to be out front.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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Truth is, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Ernest is this epic film’s brutally flawed main character, a seemingly nice-enough nobody who returns from World War I, falls in love with and marries Gladstone’s Mollie, and consequently helps to orchestrate her and her family’s destruction.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Some free Black families consequently sent their male children to France to be educated.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement What if fewer people simply meant more affordable cities, more abundant nature, and an aging society where all of us are better off?—
Renaud Foucart,
Time,
28 Sep. 2025
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Now on sale for nearly 40 percent off for Prime members, the Iuga High-waist Yoga Pants have earned a spot in my shopping cart thanks to their mid-support compression fabric, stretchy design, and high-rise fit.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Hence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hence. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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