How to pronounce precedent in American English
“precedent” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to precedent the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“precedent” in real sentences — American speakers
883 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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simply breaking precedent?
The Obama White House
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precedent um legal precedent prior resolutions that the commission has had with other
Dept of Justice
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This overturned decades of precedent.
State Department
Words that sound like “precedent”
Words one sound away from precedent — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “precedent”
Why real speech
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