can't but
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People might say you can't but I do.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2024
"For example, we made a plastic device that uses graphene as a terahertz sensor. Like X-rays, terahertz radiation can pass through objects that light can't, but doesn't damage the body," Professor Ago says.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2024
I know y'all can't, but we can because it's real life and if we don't do it, nobody else will.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2023
“The ordeals that have marked his tenure — they can’t but change a person. Has he become harder? Of course, he has. Has he become stronger? From my point of view, he was always strong.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023
I can’t, but I’ve caught the eye of an inquisitive-looking little girl in a lemon yellow coat.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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