wherein

adverb

(h)wer-ˈin How to pronounce wherein (audio)
Definition of whereinnext
as in how
in what manner or way wherein this document can be demonstrated to be out of compliance with current standards, that section will be considered null and void

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Recent Examples of wherein The growing field of agrivoltaics, wherein land is used for both food production and energy generation, has, in fact, made land use more efficient by interspersing conventional solar arrays between rows of crops. — Naoki Nitta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Jan. 2023 Last week, the Journal published an investigation on Polymarket’s deceptive marketing practices wherein mainly college-age online content creators posted videos of themselves winning fake bets on the app. — Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 The Abyss’s most intense sequence, wherein Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio’s character drowns and is revived by her ex-husband (Harris), immediately follows a scene where they’re trapped together in a crippled, rapidly flooding mini-sub. — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Dec. 2022 In 2021, the GBTC premium turned into a GBTC discount (wherein GBTC shares began trading for less than the underlying Bitcoin). — John Hyatt, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for wherein
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  • Blade wrapped it all up with a look-how-far-you’ve-come kind of question that noted one of the more exotic places UB40 has played recently.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 May 2026
  • The why and the how-much would remain unknown.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
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  • The money-where-his-mouth-is progressive has been a constant contributor to Democrats over the years like Joe Biden, Gavin Newsom and Barack Obama.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Money poured in from as far away as Singapore, Taiwan and Australia, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in July against Wells Fargo, where Beasley had an attorney trust account to hold and disburse client money.
    — Lizzie Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Feb. 2023
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