didn't

American

[did-nt] / ˈdɪd nt /

contraction of did not.

didn't British

/ ˈdɪdənt /

contraction

did not

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didn't

Even the photos Konca took at home didn’t hint at any problems there.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

"It didn't go how we planned but we will have to find time to redo it," Jacks smiled.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

We told ourselves these were the people we wanted as friends, and we didn’t want money to get in the way.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

UBS didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

When I was little, I believed that places like these held secrets that I didn’t want to uncover.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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