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you're

American  
[yoor, yer] / yʊər, yər /
  1. contraction of you are:

    You're certain that's right?


you're British  
/ jɔː, jə, jʊə /

contraction

  1. you are

"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.

Example Sentences

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The act of committing to a date and sending an invite means you’re going to stick to the plan.

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“Once you’re not tied down with an employer, where do you want to live opens up a whole new world of possibilities,” said Catherine Collinson, CEO and president of Transamerica Institute and Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies.

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“You have to think about: Where is your community? Does that push you to relocate? When you’re retired, you have another chapter to live, so it helps to plan in advance.”

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“Once you open up a Pandora’s box of regime change, either organic from the inside or instigated from the outside, you’re creating a huge amount of uncertainty at a moment when that is the last thing they want.”

From The Wall Street Journal

If you’re thinking that you only sort of know Justin Townes Earle’s work, or you’re not really into Americana, or any other excuse that you could offer for skipping this book, I have to tell you right now that you need to ignore all of them and buy this book immediately.

From Salon