didn't
Americancontraction
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Example Sentences
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Advertising revenue declined to $1.56 billion from $2.04 billion reported in the prior-year quarter, largely because Fox didn’t have this year’s rights to the Super Bowl, which it broadcast last year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
“We didn’t have a lot of cinemas then as compared to now,” says Victoria Ogar, the head of distribution at FilmOne Entertainment, West Africa’s largest distributor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Even President George W. Bush made great strides against HIV, made sure SARS-1 didn’t become a disaster in 2003, and prepped the country for a potential bird flu crisis, which remains a major threat.
From Salon • May 11, 2026
Rhys, now 51, said he didn’t quite know what to think when he got there and the cleaning lady told him she was finishing up in order to leave before sunset.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
A lot, he didn’t add, since back in September she had volunteered her place to be HQ for MAVS’s weekly meetings.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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