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How to pronounce machinations in American English
“machinations” pronunciation by American speakers
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Schultz: I can't speak to the machinations of the House floor yesterday.
The Obama White House
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country and the government at defiance by persevering in the machinations which threaten to bring the
National Archives
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MR MILLER: So I am never going to speak to reports about machinations inside any other
State Department
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