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How to pronounce ascension in American English

“ascension” pronunciation by American speakers

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  1. South American and Chili, then up the Atlantic to Ascension Island, then from Ascension Island to

    NASA

  2. the last one in Ascension Parish.

    FEMA

  3. oppose them whether they are settlement tenders or circulating ascension

    The Obama White House

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