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who's

American  
[hooz] / huz /
  1. contraction of who is:

    Who's there?

  2. contraction of who has:

    Who's seen it?


who's British  
/ huːz /

contraction

  1. who is

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These kinds of issues might sound familiar to anyone who’s ever planned a wedding — and most people don’t have to add security concerns into the equation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

“The smartest people in the world know who’s going to win in AI, so you have to pay attention,” Melius analyst Ben Reitzes told Barron’s on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

For Seaport Research analyst Jay Goldberg, who’s been bearish on Nvidia’s stock for an extended stretch, the lagging performance now seems to match his longstanding view.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

“I don’t see anyone who’s like, ‘Oh, we need to calm down a little bit.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Even today, we don't talk about a lover who's been dumped as feeling "broken-brained."

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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