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How to pronounce discouraging in American English
“discouraging” pronunciation by American speakers
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-- yesterday it seemed pretty discouraging.
The Obama White House
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of recession; that's very discouraging.
Federal Reserve
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DP Mohapatra: But we are discouraging.
NIH
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