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How to pronounce compete in American English
“compete” pronunciation by American speakers
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you're if you were gonna compete with Amazon or compete with Google or compete with eBay
FTC
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They're going to help our workers compete and our businesses compete.
The Obama White House
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to compete in that environment.
NSF
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