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“abridge” pronunciation in American English

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“abridge” in real sentences

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  1. abridge the privileges or immunities” or abridge due process.

    Dept of Justice

  2. to abridge big, thick scholarly books and make it much more accessible.

    US National Archives

  3. the things that governments and others use to uh to abridge somebody's privacy

    Alexander von Humboldt Institut for internet and society

  4. And then like I said, we abridge the books to 12 words and 12 illustrations.

    Talks at Google

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