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How to pronounce privation
“privation” pronunciation in American and British English
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“privation” in real sentences
66 clips in the index · 9 American · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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you know, necessity or privation or something.
Lex Fridman
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economic uh privation is not a basis for asylum.
State Department
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So to sum it up, conflict and privation are creating more refugees.
The Obama White House
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been seeking to replace natural scarcity and privation with further forms of abundance.
CDC
Why real speech
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