How to Use or what in a Sentence
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Some studios will have meetings upon meetings about things like tone or what props the productions plans to use.
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Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
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Without knowing what to review, which decisions to own or what questions to ask, leaders often keep their distance.
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Umair Javed,
Forbes.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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No information about a suspect or what led up to the shooting was immediately released.
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Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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Nara did not specify exactly what type of cancer Whimsy was diagnosed with or what her current condition is now.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
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Heat index values — or what the heat actually feels like to the human body — could reach 105 to 115 degrees.
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Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
29 June 2026
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With stations such as Riverside’s KGGI now stripped of their local hosts, the company has said nothing about who — or what — will replace them.
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Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
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Officials did not immediately say what the negotiations involved or what either side demanded.
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Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
29 June 2026
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These requirements are more restrictive than the FDA approval language or what private insurance companies require, which is a BMI of 30 or over.
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Sony Salzman,
ABC News,
1 July 2026
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The National Weather Service notes that the heat index, or what the temperature feels like with humidity, can increase by up to 15 degrees Fahrenheit when under direct sun.
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Yi-Jin Yu,
ABC News,
2 July 2026
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