could've
contraction
: could have
I could've sneezed and exposed a hundred agents, managers, and studio execs to my post-New Year's cold …—Kate Nielsen
One of the couple's proudest moments yet came as a special delivery on their anniversary last Wednesday—a letter from the Queen. Evelyn [MacDiarmid] said: "I was so happy I could've cried."—Jenny Kirkham
… I could've sworn my bike was parked out front. I ran out to the back of the shop thinking maybe I put it back there—no bike.—Nigel Wynn
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