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How to pronounce detraction
“detraction” pronunciation in American and British English
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“detraction” in real sentences
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scared of that kind of detraction.
ABC Entertainment (AU)
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nature, then immediately launch into partisan detraction.
The Scottish Parliament
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Um, and so I sometimes think as I as I listen to this detraction.
The Atlantic
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and our point of view on this incredibly clear – how it is a detraction from
State Department
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