How to pronounce open

Listen to open in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.

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“open” in real sentences

1000+ clips in the index · 1000 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.

  1. Of course, NATO’s door remain open – remains open.

    State Department · watch from 10:40 · hear it here

  2. If you open different doors, if you open your bulk head, or you open the base

    NIST · watch from 3:50 · hear it here

  3. Again, that allows that open lines of communication, open sharing of information, open sharing of capability

    The Scottish Parliament · watch from 113:13 · hear it here

  4. and arrangements open to us open to border force and open to our security and intelligence

    UK Parliament · watch from 82:46 · hear it here

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