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who'd

American  
[hood] / hud /
  1. contraction of who would:

    Who'd have thought it!


who'd British  
/ huːd /

contraction

  1. who had or who would

"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

Usage

See contraction.

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"I felt like this hysterical mess who'd made the whole thing up. But when you're in it, you're not thinking straight."

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

By the time he left, he was the viral Norseman who’d set the tournament ablaze, scoring seven goals in five matches at a faster clip than Lionel Messi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Then Miguel Rojas, who’d exit the game in the eighth inning mid-at-bat with what the Dodgers called low back pain, hit a line drive that found leather to end the inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

He presented as an eccentric neighbor who’d chosen a peaceful, off-grid lifestyle.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Sadie’s Sandy June’s debut was a plan to soothe brokenhearted people who’d just heard about National Picnic’s new rules.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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