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How to pronounce pesky in American English
“pesky” pronunciation by American speakers
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But there is this pesky thing called facts.
The Obama White House
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Soon that pesky wire gets nudged aside, and the team goes in for the grapple.
NASA
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behaviors of these pesky little disease vectors which are responsible for at least a million deaths
USGS
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