you'd

American

[yood, yood, yuhd] / jud, jʊd, jəd /

contraction of you had:

Sorry we missed you—you'd already left by the time we arrived.
contraction of you would:

You'd be foolish to pass up such an offer.

you'd British

/ jʊd, juːd /

contraction

you had or you 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

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you'd

This year, Smart took perhaps the last job you’d ever expect: true-crime podcast host.

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It is arrogant to believe you know more than the market, and you’d be a fool to listen to a pundit who says he does.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

And maybe you’d be better off just staying home and revisiting “Rocky.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

"So if you remove the receptor that detects the signal, you'd expect less inflammation, not more," Dr. Lengyel says.

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“C’mon, J. J., you pinkie-promised you’d do it today.”

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