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How to pronounce pained in American English
“pained” pronunciation by American speakers
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Carney: Your colleagues are beginning to look pained, Chuck.
The Obama White House
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Our study is titled PAINED: Project Addressing INequities in the Emergency Department.
NIH
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I think that she it pained her not out of pride so much, but I think
National Archives
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