wouldn't
Americancontraction
Usage
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He once remarked in a company all-hands that he thought parents wouldn’t suggest their children as employees unless they were qualified enough to have the job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
"We're lucky it's wet, because if it was dry, I wouldn't be sitting here," said Norris.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
This would slow down the encoding and decoding that constantly occurs in our online interactions, but it wouldn’t make things unusable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
“Who’s to say I wouldn’t come to you?” he replied, his smile evident in his tone of voice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
“It sounded like a car that wouldn’t start. Probably means the road is over that way.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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