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How to pronounce shears in American English
“shears” pronunciation by American speakers
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Then you'll want to sanitize your pruning shears in between plants.
USDA
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make and that Dan shears made um that that this material could be way under one
NASA
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debris for sure like you know professor Cathy Howell at Purdue Dan shears at University of
Smithsonian Air & Space
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