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How to pronounce near in American English
“near” pronunciation by American speakers
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near where we need to be -- nowhere near.
The Obama White House
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useful in understanding previous near miss events near DCA.
NTSB
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going to do anything in the near to mid near the near to mid-term, given the
Dept of Justice
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