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How to pronounce costs in American English
“costs” pronunciation by American speakers
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assume those costs -- almost all of those costs.
The Obama White House
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hold, but beyond the financial costs, the psychological costs.
FEMA
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2011 the transaction processing costs and issue of fraud costs were the relevant allowable costs the
Federal Reserve
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