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pronounced

[pruh-nounst] / prəˈnaʊnst /


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"Nauru emerged because Naoero could not be properly pronounced by foreign tongues, and was changed not by our choice, but for convenience," the government said in a statement explaining the change.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

By the time their seventh child, Angel, was born on April 19, 1927, the Delgadillos had settled in Seligman, a tiny town whose name is locally pronounced Se-LIG-man.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The changes are even more pronounced in primary care: Nearly half of doctors’ offices are now private, and tech upstarts are disrupting the sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But the divide was much less pronounced compared to now.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

They're the same letters, but in France they're pronounced differently.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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