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How to pronounce contenders in American English
“contenders” pronunciation by American speakers
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the White House, the future home for one of the presidential contenders.
Voice of America
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There are real differences obviously between the two contenders for the presidency.
The Obama White House
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regime continues to kill, detain, and force possible contenders to flee, and continues to inflict brutal
State Department
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