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How to pronounce begun in American English
“begun” pronunciation by American speakers
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begun under the Bush administration, they were not begun by this administration.
The Obama White House
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independently begun similar research.
Census Bureau
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after treatment has begun.
CDC
Words that sound like “begun”
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