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How to pronounce communities in American English
“communities” pronunciation by American speakers
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And these are communities that—in many communities, not just minority communities or low-income communities, but have
Federal Reserve
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communities and older adult and VA communities.
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you know, African American communities and Hispanic-Latino communities.
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