How to pronounce selected in American English
“selected” pronunciation by American speakers
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“selected” in real sentences — American speakers
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selected the instruments.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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Selected the commodities.
Census Bureau
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biography, selected publications.
NIH
Words that sound like “selected”
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Why real speech
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