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doesn't

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[duhz-uhnt] / ˈdʌz ənt /
  1. contraction of does not.


Pronunciation

See isn't.

Usage

See contraction.

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Example Sentences

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While that doesn’t currently mean the oil is getting through the Strait of Hormuz, it could put the nation’s oil first in line to reach supply-starved buyers when the crucial waterway reopens.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

But an announcement alone doesn’t obligate a fund to follow through with repurchases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

There’s not a line or a silence of Anatoly’s that doesn’t feel fully inhabited.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

“The DEA doesn’t have a choice. They have to reschedule it in three months. So that’s already pretty fast.”

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

“For goodness sake. It doesn’t need water. Can’t you see that it’s dead?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam