why're in English

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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "2011, Elizabeth George, Careless in Red",
          "text": "'Daidre, have you something to hide?'\n'Nothing that would interest Scotland Yard. Why're they investigating me?'",
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  "word": "why're"
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        "1": "en",
        "2": "contraction"
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        "English contractions",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English non-lemma forms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why are"
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        "(colloquial) why are"
      ],
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  "word": "why're"
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"why're" meaning in English

Contraction