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Four other people, including two pizza delivery men, one of whom is Polish, were injured in Saturday's attack.

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  1. pronoun The objective case of who. See Usage Note at who.

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  • The reverend Cambden writes thus; This is that Sidney , whom, as God's will was, he should be therefore born into the world even to shew unto our Age a Sample of ancient Virtues. —  The Lives of the Most Famous English Poets
  • Campbell -- whom, as you may remember was on the receiving end of that
  • Itzhak Perlman is another -- whom orchestras can call upon to pack the house for a special event or gala. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • Four other people, including two pizza delivery men, one of whom is Polish, were injured in Saturday's attack. —  BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content
  • Four other people, including two pizza delivery men, one of whom is Polish, were injured in the attack on 7 March 2009. —  Latest News from Ekklesia
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  1. Middle English, from Old English hwǣm, hwām; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.
 

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