what then

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: what will happen in that case
What if there should be a fire? What then?

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Perhaps even more important, what then happens is that Merkel pushes ahead with the creation of Nord Stream 2 [a natural-gas pipeline running between Russia and Germany]. Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025 Conversely, what then could be more wasteful, more undesirable, and more irrational than negating a large share of these conversion gains by wasting them? Vaclav Smil, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024 Opening Titles Lennon and Ono descended on a Philadelphia broadcasting studio on Valentine’s Day 1972 to co-host what then was the most popular show on daytime television. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2024 So, what then are the motivations a young rich person might have for unloading works passed down to them? Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for what then 

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“What then.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/what%20then. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.

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