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How to pronounce ocean in American English
“ocean” pronunciation by American speakers
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of ocean swells with the ocean floor. So kind of the ocean hum going
USGS
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the ocean on there that I found. I love the ocean.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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ocean territory and further our understanding of the deep ocean environment.
NOAA
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