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cant

[kant] / kænt /




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"They destroyed my life and I cant go to my work now, I go to the work, I can't, everything has stopped."

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

I cant be the only one,” she mused, but expressed hesitation about pursuing any action.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

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

“Trying to do the least with the most, him being 58. and he doesn’t want to help me financially. also he turns everything on you cant take ownership for anything,” said another.

From Seattle Times ● May 15, 2024

“You do hit fer devilment. I knows you got plenty sense to. But I cant trust you. Hush, now,” she said.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner


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