we've

American

[weev] / wiv /

contraction of we have:

We've been here for an hour.

we've British

/ wiːv /

contraction

we have

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we've

A government source said hopefully, this time "we've done the ground work – it's not a rushed Treasury process driven by numbers".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

"At 8:15 tonight Eastern Time, we've opened up the airspace," Duffy said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

"For the first time we've shown that certain therapies have measurable impacts," said Sehgal.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

“In terms of the leadership, I cannot recall in all my time working in immunization where we’ve had this much controversy over vaccines,” Orenstein said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

“Not now, lad, we’ve got work to do,” and he dropped a bundle of straw at my feet.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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