they've
Americancontraction
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When someone shares that they’ve been raped with me, I’m not going turn to them and be like, “Well, what were you wearing? Why didn’t you scream? Why didn’t you report?”
From Slate ● Nov. 8, 2026
"The people have spoken," Hipkins said, adding: "It may take a bit longer to work out what they've said".
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
However, “the bigger issue is that they’ve already delayed it two or three times,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026
“I don’t think they’ve been able to explain it enough. Too many people think of it as a glorified search engine that’s really expensive to build.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
These past few months they’ve bickered and argued and gone back and forth.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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