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How to pronounce compresses in American English
“compresses” pronunciation by American speakers
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It stretches in one direction and it compresses the other.
NSF
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Master Jackson: It works by basically it compresses shorts and shirts, the shoulder pads and the
The Obama White House
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Basically as it orbits Jupiter, the gravity of Jupiter compresses and flexes the moon, and that
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