Meanings
- Possessive marker used on plurals that end with -s (or -es, etc).
their faces’ expressions
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Her heart leapt when she saw the expressions on her teachers’ faces.
The countesses’ husbands were generally quite lavish.
three days’ growth of beard
I have over thirty years’ experience.
I'll have your car repaired in a few days' time.
- Possessive marker sometimes used on singular names which end in s, indicating than an object belongs to the noun bearing the marker.
Jesus' disciples
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Chris' cake recipe
Robin Williams’ ghost has apparently stuck around and is haunting the California home the actor died in.
2014 August 29, Minyvonne Burke, “Robin Williams Death: Actor’s Ghost Haunting Home He Died In, Playing Practical Jokes?”, in HNGN Headlines & Global News, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2021GOP donor and real estate magnate Harlan Crow paid thousands of dollars in tuition for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas’ grandnephew, who he served as the legal guardian for, ProPublica reports, without the justice disclosing it, the latest in a series of controversies involving Thomas’ financial relationship with Crow that have sparked ethics concerns and calls for Thomas to resign.
2023 May 4, 0:09 from the start, in GOP Megadonor Harlan Crow Paid Tuition For Clarence Thomas’ Relative, Report Says, Forbes
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-'. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-'
“-'.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-'. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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