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How to pronounce handful in American English
“handful” pronunciation by American speakers
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Earnest: Well, I think handful -- a handful is intentionally vague.
The Obama White House
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And indeed, we have a handful of problems, a handful of challenges.
State Department
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And he was trying to, in his own lab with a few handful of a handful
Smithsonian Air & Space
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