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How to pronounce quakes in American English
“quakes” pronunciation by American speakers
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and how often these quakes occur.
USGS
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IS THERE MARS QUAKES, HOW INTENSE ARE THEY, SHOULD WE BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT?
NASA
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they call them shocks or quakes or jolts or whatever like that but that the ground
USGS
Words that sound like “quakes”
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