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whys

noun

plural of why

as in reasons

something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing asked the whys behind the surprising decision

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something hard to understand or explain how one decides that a certain person is "the one" is one of the great whys of life

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Steve Sarkisian will not budge on this issue One of the primary reasons Manning chose to attend Texas was Sarkisian.

— Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Palestinian officials cited conditions in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem as reasons for postponing the vote.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

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There are more mysteries to unfurl in future episodes of Pet Cemetery Murders, starting with the isolated Grey Gardens–esque dynamic between Dorothy and her own mother, Grace, who opened the pet cemetery in 1946.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
As Halzen and countless other scientists have found over the years, Antarctica’s extreme conditions serve as a crucial gateway to understanding some of the greatest mysteries of the cosmos.

— Daniella McCahey, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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What readers are saying The comments reflect skepticism and criticism towards Israel and its actions, with some commenters questioning the credibility of Israeli intelligence and the motives behind certain events.

— Matthew Hay Brown, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
With the unanswered questions around Adelaide’s motives, some have compared her to a Professor X of the Stephen King onscreen universe, while awaiting answers in a potential Season 2.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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