cant
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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
"We cant agree to those narratives," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 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
Lauren doesn’t bother to keep a lid on his simmering contempt, he just recodes it as a stream of virtue-signaling cant.
From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024
“This too close. We cant stop here. Come on. Now, just look at you. Got your whole leg wet. Come on, here.”
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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