doesn't
AmericanPronunciation
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Example Sentences
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The loathing for the parties doesn’t just come from the high-profile national campaigns.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Her ruling doesn’t alter the no-audit promise, but she said the acquiescence to it by Bisignano and others was “wholly incompatible” with their duties “to enforce the law and protect the public interest.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The park service doesn’t cite a source for such claims.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Even Sunderland fan, Eddie, whose wife Brenda supports Newcastle, said: "He's a legend isn't he? Red and white, black and white it doesn't matter."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Still, that doesn't stop them from identifying thirty-seven "organs" of the brain.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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