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How to pronounce backups in American English
“backups” pronunciation by American speakers
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Marsha um as far as our backups uh we do have backups they are you know
NASA
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We have contingencies and backups to backups, so that if you lose one thing, you haven't
FAA
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But I carry backups on me, so, whatever.
CDC
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