How to pronounce defence

Listen to defence in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“defence” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 20 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. Defence contractors use some defence-specific inflation.

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 86:22 · hear it here

  2. Civil and Defence Mobilization.

    National Archives · watch from 25:44 · hear it here

  3. record sums in defence, including maintaining our nuclear defence, which is absolutely vital for

    UK Parliament · watch from 18:58 · hear it here

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