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How to pronounce ascertain in American English
“ascertain” pronunciation by American speakers
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ascertain vaccination status, or were you able to ascertain vaccination status in the record?
CDC
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MR PATEL: — to ascertain the facts.
State Department
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We would go out to ascertain what our adversaries were doing.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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