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How to pronounce rare in American English
“rare” pronunciation by American speakers
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Rare is rare and it's difficult to quantify.
CDC
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was under a consent decree you have the rare rare um
Dept of Justice
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So my first question, critical minerals, rare earths, rare earth elements.
NSF
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