they're
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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"What they're being offered is, at best, a job, and for many, a precarious one," said the specialist in social movements at the Catholic University of Louvain.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
Authorities have also said they're looking to strengthen existing haze legislation and are investigating 10 Singapore-registered companies for potential links to the wildfires in Indonesia.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
Power-management maker Monolithic also saw its shares fall about 18.1% over a month, but they’re still up 33.7% so far this year.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026
There’s really spontaneous moments that I have in “Toxically Optimistic” and watching at home, you might not know that they’re spontaneous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Mostly they’re too faded to read, and there doesn’t seem to be anything of interest beyond what I’ve already seen.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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