How to pronounce pivotal
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“pivotal” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 364 American · 559 British · 54 Australian · 1 New Zealand. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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absolutely pivotal to this.
The Scottish Parliament · hear it here
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or pivotal efficacy studies.
CDC · hear it here
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This is a pivotal moment.
Smithsonian Air & Space · hear it here
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However, that failure proved pivotal.
Federal Reserve · hear it here
Why real speech
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