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How to pronounce handshakes in American English
“handshakes” pronunciation by American speakers
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give people handshakes and hugs again?
CDC
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Narrator: Following the pictures, handshakes and some tears, all 98 & 98 of them were outside
The Obama White House
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the hugging and handshakes and and uh just being with people around that uh you know
NASA
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