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How to pronounce pertain in American English
“pertain” pronunciation by American speakers
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any documents that pertain to safety
NTSB
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Different from a lot of pertain rules.
Census Bureau
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Influenza, it certainly doesn't pertain to, RSV it won't pertain to, tetanus it clearly doesn't because
CDC
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