How to pronounce contentious
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“contentious” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 89 American · 508 British · 8 Australian · 3 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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be contentious not necessarily contentious in the way you approach people but contentious in the way
The Diary Of A CEO · hear it here
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highly contentious issues.
Federal Reserve · hear it here
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contentious budget bills.
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
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These sort of contentious 1850s were notoriously contentious for photography, materials, copy.
British Library · hear it here
Why real speech
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