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Americancontraction
Usage
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Example Sentences
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If you’re a man on the internet in 2026, there’s a good chance you’ve been flooded with ads for ways to help you cling to your hair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026
And you’ve only got 60 days from when you receive the notice to file a “request for reconsideration.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 24, 2026
"When you make breakfast, you've got to weigh everything, counting how many carbohydrates are in it, so that you know the right amount of insulin to give."
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
Add a bowl of whipped butter and a dish of good olive oil and you’ve created the sort of opening course that feels improbably generous for the cost.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
“Yes, you’ve done something wrong! You’ve done something very, very wrong! What did you say to her?”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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