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- noun Plural form of
when .
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Examples
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His wheres and his whens are the boy's own business.
Kenny Leona Dalrymple
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And speaking of "whens," do you think a PS3 remake of FFVII would be a good thing, or not?
Archive 2008-04-01 SVGL 2008
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My life has been based on "whens;" and first they have turned to "ifs," and then they have vanished away.
Wives and Daughters Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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These are just a few of the "what ifs" that, in the Middle East, are more often "whens" than
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When so much "whens" unite, perhaps it is time to hide oneself, time to suspend the battle; time to stop being a Quixote: it is time to review our activities re-evaluate those around us, and return to ourselves. "
Statement by Thabo Mbeki at the Anti-Corruption Summit Conference 1998
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When so much "whens" unite, perhaps it is time to hide oneself, time to suspend the battle; time to stop being a Quixote: it is time to review our activities re-evaluate those around us, and return to ourselves. "
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Annabel Emson & Gereon Krebber: All the ifs and whens | In this site-specific collaboration of paintings and sculptures, the artists explore the ideas of transformation and contradiction.
Bill Bush: Debating Through the Arts: This Artweek.LA (July 25-31) Bill Bush 2011
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Annabel Emson & Gereon Krebber: All the ifs and whens | In this site-specific collaboration of paintings and sculptures, the artists explore the ideas of transformation and contradiction.
Bill Bush: Debating Through the Arts: This Artweek.LA (July 25-31) Bill Bush 2011
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Annabel Emson & Gereon Krebber: All the ifs and whens | In this site-specific collaboration of paintings and sculptures, the artists explore the ideas of transformation and contradiction.
Bill Bush: Debating Through the Arts: This Artweek.LA (July 25-31) Bill Bush 2011
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I believe 'Neanderthals' is being kind whens describing the archaic views of the men and women across the isle.
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