How to pronounce recent in American English
“recent” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to recent the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“recent” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Yellowstone geology, or history, or recent events, recent activity, recent research.
USGS
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is recent , as recent as this year .
Census Bureau
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that have emanated from the region in recent days, in recent hours.
State Department
Words that sound like “recent”
Words one sound away from recent — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “recent”
Why real speech
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