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How to pronounce gives in American English
“gives” pronunciation by American speakers
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gives people jobs, it gives people dignity that have lost it.
The Obama White House
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It gives people opportunities.
Federal Reserve
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I am a Face Book junkie anyway. And this gives me gives me an
FEMA
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