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How to pronounce flakes in American English
“flakes” pronunciation by American speakers
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“flakes” in real sentences — American speakers
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lifting flakes of ink we did.
National Archives
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ALL THOSE LITTLE FLAKES ARE PARTS OF OUR HEAT SHIELD.
NASA
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Zeigler flakes back here, is actually not performing that well as these other more modern feeds
NIH
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Why real speech
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