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How to pronounce compared in British English

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  1. it increases compared with our forecast, or is even weaker compared

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. Compared to 5 years ago, compared to 5 years ago, inequality is down.

    UK Parliament

  3. you know I mean compared with compared Germany just with respect to Opera for

    The Scottish Parliament

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