How to pronounce retires in American English
“retires” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to retires the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
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“retires” in real sentences — American speakers
40 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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population of farmers rapidly retires.
Dept of Justice
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larger share of the population retires.
Federal Reserve
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>> he retires Basically, in his early 40s.
Smithsonian Air & Space
Words that sound like “retires”
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Why real speech
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