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Americancontraction
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Example Sentences
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“A lot of new dads don’t realize how much they’re struggling because they feel ashamed or because they don’t realize it’s common shortly after the birth of a baby,” Saxbe said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“I haven’t got to visit the other facilities yet, but they’re all marked on my Google Maps,” Keeton said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
And they’re shown to us by specific individuals, the projectionists named and applauded before every screening.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
There’s no evidence that well-known women using social media and public appearances to sell their audiences on GenAI have any ill intent, or that they’re shills for AI companies.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
Once they’re around the corner and out of sight, I go up to the treehouse, where the T-shirt and sweats I lent Jonah are in the corner, neatly folded and smelling like his laundry detergent.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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