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How to pronounce bancroft in American English
“bancroft” pronunciation by American speakers
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“bancroft” in real sentences — American speakers
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QUESTION: Bancroft, the private U.S.
State Department
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And then we've got Bancroft.
The Obama White House
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the Bancroft Prize–winning book Madison’s Hand: Revising the Constitutional Convention.
US National Archives
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