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How to pronounce optimum in American English
“optimum” pronunciation by American speakers
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of optimum coverage, you know, optimum protection as quickly as possible.
CDC
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the optimum target for a OSIRIS-REx.
NASA
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that's one of our Optimum's that's the private sector optimum but we talk about public-private partnerships
FTC
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