contraction
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One minute, she’d been in the bathroom, laboring through a contraction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
The euro fell modestly after a key measure of German manufacturing and services activity swung into contraction in April.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
In a written statement read to the court, midwife Sasha Field said an ambulance should have been called around 90 minutes before the birth, when the baby's heart rate slowed after a contraction.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Readings above 50 indicate expansion compared to the prior month, while those below 50 represent contraction.
From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026
It’s not that ain’t is used as a standard contraction for negated forms of be, have, and do; no writer is that oblivious.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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