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How to pronounce ribbons in American English
“ribbons” pronunciation by American speakers
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We often wear ribbons; many of us are wearing ribbons today, right?
The Obama White House
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proteins within the ribbons.
NIH
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ribbons of the sides of cars are torn away like uh ribbons of cloth tons of
NTSB
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