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where's

American  
[hwairz, wairz] / ʰwɛərz, wɛərz /
  1. contraction of where is:

    Where's my belt?

  2. contraction of where has: Where's he been all night?

  3. contraction of where does:

    Where's he study law?


Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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“It’s cutting edge today, but in six months, where’s it going to be? It’s got to be sooner than it used to be,” Thibodeau said, referring to timing around revisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

Como 1907 may well boast the richest owners in Italian football - where's the romance in that, you ask - but they are hardly steeped in Serie A heritage.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

If that accounts for the “cyber” aspect of our cyberpunk dystopia, where’s the punk?

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The Nathanael West novel is, of course, essential, so where’s the movie?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

“Henry, where’s your boy?” he heard someone say.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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