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How to pronounce dovish

“dovish” pronunciation in American English

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“dovish” in real sentences

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  1. But they were fairly dovish today.

    Channel 4 News

  2. Basically, one hawkish and one um dovish, right?

    British Library

  3. is the most liberal, is the most dovish.

    Lex Fridman

  4. to describe sentiment, they use the words dovish or hawkish.

    Jackie Dutton

Words that sound like “dovish”

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