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cant

[kant] / kænt /




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Ms. Kobza’s opening chapters are disfigured by the melted wax of academic cant.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Davidson referenced a New York Times article about trouble with their business venture, but said, “I cant spend $5 on a paywall when I have a kid on the way.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

“I thought, ‘I cant let go, I can’t let go of her’.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2024

“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 do no good, holding to the gate and crying.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner




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