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“iwo” pronunciation in American English

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“iwo” in real sentences

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  1. Iwo Jima is 750 miles south of the island of Japan.

    Smithsonian Air & Space

  2. Iwo Jima Marine and Cal passed away about a year ago.

    National Archives

  3. AND IWO WAS THE FIRST PLACE WHERE THEY USED THREE MARINE DIVISIONS AT ONCE

    Marines

  4. of freedom; that stormed the beaches of Normandy, climbed the hills of Iwo Jima; that

    The Obama White House

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