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they're

[thair, ther]

  1. contraction of they are.



they're

/ ðɛə, ˈðeɪə /

contraction

  1. they are

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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"There's a handful of whales, three in particular, that I constantly think about and wonder how they're doing," she said.

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Not only are they in great shape, but if you get too close to them, they’re going to tell you all about running a half marathon.

“Yes. It’s very important to be civil. Be nice. Be helpful. At the same time, I think Secretary Duffy has to take a hard look at what flying in economy looks like when people are crammed together and they’re fighting for the overhead bin space. You can’t blame them for being a little bit edgy,” he said.

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The journalists wear their foreign-agent designation as a badge of honor, mocking the comically lengthy disclaimer text they’re forced to run with their broadcasts, a pitch-black coping mechanism to make sense of their tense, surreal moment.

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And for all of her desire and ambition to become a reporter, it turns out that there’s this city around her that’s teeming with stories that she doesn’t even glimpse, even though they’re right there.

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