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don't

[dohnt] / doʊnt /
NOUN
a rule forbidding something
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For the record, I don’t know how to swim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Morgan Stanley estimated that 1.3 billion iPhones in circulation don’t have the necessary hardware to run the updated Siri.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

All the adult actors are very pretty, including the women, though the calculation—a helpful one—was to cast performers who don’t resemble the younger selves of the present-day characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

If you don’t want public scrutiny, and you don’t want to be held to a high ethical standard, don’t take the job!

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Despite the above, don’t get it twisted—this school is very much like any other high school.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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