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How to pronounce downwardly
“downwardly” pronunciation in real English speech
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“downwardly” in real sentences
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upwardly mobile, and 32% who are downwardly mobile.
CrashCourse
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agrieved and somewhat downwardly economically mobile uh voters.
The Atlantic
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Everyone is downwardly mobile regardless of how hard they try.
Channel 4 News
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So as my bank manager likes to remind me, I'm downwardly mobile.
TED
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