Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Contraction of are not.
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- phrase colloquial
Are not . - phrase colloquial Spelling replacement for homonym
an’t , a contraction of “am not”, in the construction aren’t I?.
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Examples
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These people he refers to aren't your typical market watchers.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed TIM KILADZE 2012
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Under this standard, consumer demand or underlying ethical or environmental justifications for labeling aren't good enough reasons for mandatory labeling without a physical "material difference."
Jason J. Czarnezki: Genetically Engineered Salmon Needn't Be Mystery Meat for Consumers Jason J. Czarnezki 2011
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MR: Yeah, and the labels aren't willing to wait four or five albums before you have a hit.
Mike Ragogna: A Pair of Kings: Chatting with Peter Wolf and O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge, plus Samiam's "Nightly" Audio Premiere Mike Ragogna 2011
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MR: Yeah, and the labels aren't willing to wait four or five albums before you have a hit.
Mike Ragogna: A Pair of Kings: Chatting with Peter Wolf and O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge, plus Samiam's "Nightly" Audio Premiere Mike Ragogna 2011
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—A Food and Drug Administration panel in an 8-to-6 vote advised the FDA that warning labels aren't needed over a possible link between artificial food dye and hyperactivity, but said more studies need to be done.
Panel Rejects Food-Dye Warnings Stephanie Gleason 2011
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Under this standard, consumer demand or underlying ethical or environmental justifications for labeling aren't good enough reasons for mandatory labeling without a physical "material difference."
Jason J. Czarnezki: Genetically Engineered Salmon Needn't Be Mystery Meat for Consumers Jason J. Czarnezki 2011
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And with the National Weather Service forecasting more severe weather from Texas to the Great Lakes through today, the calls aren't likely to abate.
Tornadoes prompt run of phone calls to storm shelter companies 2011
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Under this standard, consumer demand or underlying ethical or environmental justifications for labeling aren't good enough reasons for mandatory labeling without a physical "material difference."
Jason J. Czarnezki: Genetically Engineered Salmon Needn't Be Mystery Meat for Consumers Jason J. Czarnezki 2011
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For most entrepreneurs, sales calls aren't a laughing matter.
Make 'Em Laugh Barbara Haislip 2011
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The labels aren't widely known outside fashion circles but they have been showered with awards by the cognoscenti: Juan Carlos Obando, Nomia, Bibhu Mohapatra, Michael Angel, Rochambeau and Electric Feathers.
Putting the Hot Back in Hotel Christina Binkley 2011
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