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[kant] / kænt /




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He writes with clarity and a welcome lack of cant, and he has an eye for the telling detail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

I love this quote by Ntozake Shange: “i cant count the number of times i have viscerally wanted to attack deform n maim the language that i was taught to hate myself in.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025

"I still cant really put it down to anything specific," she tells BBC Sport.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025

“Even when your coaches tell you can take a nap — ‘Close your eyes; we’ll be on top of things’ — for me, it’s like, ‘No, I cant fully switch off.’

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

You cant ever tell about them, can you.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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