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How to pronounce modicum in American English
“modicum” pronunciation by American speakers
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some small modicum of that working.
The Obama White House
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infrastructure, some modicum of peace that you can rely on.
State Department
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And so I guess we have to acknowledge some modicum of progress.
National Archives
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