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How to pronounce hopelessly in American English
“hopelessly” pronunciation by American speakers
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lived there were as hopelessly outmatched as their uniforms were mismatched.
The Obama White House
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within the confines of a broken and hopelessly outdated immigration and asylum system that has not
State Department
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I'm hopelessly out of my depth now after two two websites but um and and then
FTC
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