mustn't
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In the poem “Where Humans Can’t Leave and Mustn’t Complain,” he depicts schoolyard taunting by evoking grand historical drama:
From The New Yorker • May 1, 2019
Q. Mustn’t love dogs: I don’t like dogs.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2018
Q. Re: Mustn’t love dogs: I’m a huge dog lover and well on my way to nutty dog lady status, but I’m sensitive that not everyone else loves dogs like I do.
From Slate • Apr. 10, 2018
Mustn't upset the sponsors or anyone from the football family or the makers of Britain's Got Talent.
From The Guardian • May 11, 2013
"Mustn't delay, then. Our good host and hostess will be expecting us," he said.
From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
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