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How to pronounce portentous
“portentous” pronunciation in American English
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“portentous” in real sentences
11 clips in the index · 2 American. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We shouldn’t, on top of everything else, accord our illness too much portentous respect.
The School of Life
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MR LOWRY: So – and how portentous is it that they’re now – that Russia is
State Department
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Look, it was a very steady, but I think portentous delivery that we got from the
ABC News In-depth
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is very portentous and needs to be corrected and that is the suggestion that so much
House Judiciary Committee
Why real speech
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