Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Contraction of who would.
- Contraction of who had.
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- phrase informal
Who had . - phrase informal
Who would .
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Examples
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Yes, Obama could attract fervent Democratic primary voters, but in the November election, would most Americans really vote for an untested African-American with a foreign-sounding name who'd only served for three years in the Senate?
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As stated before on this blog, who'd vote for someone knowing there's a chance they'd switch parties again?
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All the attributes that apparently identify the American people who'd support such a choice.
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Tom's eyes spread with surprise at the name, his first girlfriend, who'd attended a Catholic high school.
Getting It Wrong vic fortezza 2011
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These are the same people who'd vote for Joe the Plumber. carlmcneil
MN GOP calls Franken-Lieberman incident an 'embarrassment' 2009
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And to think that these are probably the same people who'd rather have more of the same than to see this country improve.
Obama: U.S., Russia 'quite close' to forging new START treaty 2009
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So count me among those who'd rather go for 2 and win it yourself and not have to account for a coin toss.
Falcons try to flip the switch at home after falling to .500 - sports 2009
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Among those who'd actually seen the spot, that number was roughly 4 points higher: Nearly two-thirds of those who say they've seen the ad don't think Paterson should run in 2010.
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There's a lot of unemployed people who'd gladly take their jobs from them.
Secret Service acknowledges failure in state dinner snafu 2009
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David Paterson's campaign may not be quite as effective as he'd hoped: A Marist College survey released Friday indicates that 56 percent of New York state voters have seen at least one of Paterson's television commercials - and those who'd seen the ad appeared slightly less likely to support his run.
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