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How to pronounce hold in American English
“hold” pronunciation by American speakers
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MR MILLER: Hold – guys, hold on.
State Department
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The Press: But, Governor Kasich -- Mr. Earnest: Hold on, hold on, hold on.
The Obama White House
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first hold at T minus 2 hours for uh a 30 minute hold at
NASA
Words that sound like “hold”
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