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they'd

[ theyd ]

  1. contraction of they had.
  2. contraction of they would.


they'd

/ ðɪ /

contraction of

  1. they would or they had
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Pediatricians and emergency room doctors would see patients with measles-related complications they’d likely never encountered in their training or careers.

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Reached by phone, Jackson said that while expanding film and TV tax credits is a worthy policy, state lawmakers must consider what they’d have to sacrifice for them, particularly as the state budget is under stress.

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Even more remarkable was that when the movie-watchers were asked to tell the researchers what they'd seen, they would begin to describe the assortment of 20-odd movie clips they'd been shown, and that particular neuron would fire during the actual act of remembering the Simpsons video.

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Certainly the “peace plan” that Trump had just laid on the table should have signaled that the Russians can get away with whatever levels of violence they’d like to commit.

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New signings would come in with a perception of him and they'd quickly find out the true character behind his personality.

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