How to pronounce defensive
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“defensive” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 256 American · 221 British · 4 Australian. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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bolster defensive operations.
Channel 4 News · hear it here
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accomplished defensive one.
The School of Life · hear it here
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with defensive capabilities?
ABC News In-depth · hear it here
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So they start playing defensive.
Intelligence Squared · hear it here
Why real speech
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