doesn't
AmericanPronunciation
See isn't.
Usage
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Example Sentences
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But without S&P 500 index-fund demand, the stock price doesn’t go up a teensy bit every time people in those funds make a retirement contribution.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
“He doesn’t allow complacency to creep in. He’s demanding, he pushes players and he pushes them hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"He just doesn't want to end the war. I think that many in the world were disappointed by this answer," he wrote on Telegram.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
An upgrade to Hold doesn’t change the Buy rating ratio.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
I didn’t want him to hear from someone else that I’d come and not told him, but I’m hoping he doesn’t show up.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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