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1 Americannoun
contraction
abbreviation
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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“I’ve had a heck of a week,” Knight said.
From Los Angeles Times
This is similar to what I’ve encountered in covering the public health harm inflicted on American males by the football industry, all the way from pee-wee leagues to high schools to colleges to the too-big-to-fail NFL.
From Salon
People typically clear the virus on their own and often don’t even know they’ve been infected.
From Salon
“We’ve always looked to the United States to see how things are going in vaccine programs,” she said.
From Salon
It’s the least visible part of my body, yet I’ve had good reason lately to obsess about my gluteus maximus, my derrière, my whole imperfect situation back there.
From Slate
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