as in therefore
for this or that reason
we didn't have room for all seven of us in my car and thus took two cars to go to the movies
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The central bank strengthens or weakens its currency against a basket of its main trading partners, thus effectively setting the S$NEER.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
The short answer is that water molecules absorb much more red light than blue light, owing to the different vibrations of hydrogen and oxygen ions, and thus the water in your pool appears blue.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
More than 40,000 acres of Southern California has burned thus far.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Qualifying home improvements can be used to increase your tax basis in the home and thus decrease your tax bill, but the IRS probably will demand proof of those changes should you be audited.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2025
The short answer is that water molecules absorb much more red light than blue light, owing to the different vibrations of hydrogen and oxygen ions, and thus the water in your pool appears blue.
—John McPhee, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
More than 40,000 acres of Southern California has burned thus far.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
Qualifying home improvements can be used to increase your tax basis in the home and thus decrease your tax bill, but the IRS probably will demand proof of those changes should you be audited.
—Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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Death by firing squad is considered by some to be the quickest, most instantaneous and therefore least painful way to put a person to death.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
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The challenge now is therefore to sustain the cease-fire and add an arrangement stabilizing postwar Gaza with the contribution of countries from North Africa, the Levant, and the Gulf.—
Gideon Rose,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Jan. 2025
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But the faults had been so substantial that their weakening pulses propagated in a matter of milliseconds across Whisker Labs’ western network — southeast to Phoenix; north to San Jose, Calif., and Portland, Ore.; east to Las Vegas; and northeast to Salt Lake City.—
Ivan Penn,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2025
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Elias Burke Lewandowski and Guirassy lead the scoring charts With eight games played and the league phase over, there is one very familiar name and one that is not so familiar at the top of the scoring charts in this season's competition.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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The upside earnings surprised many, and consequently, the stock popped.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2025
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The two go on a walk to discover more about the company and consequently begin to develop chemistry.—
Skyler Trepel,
People.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Thus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thus. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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