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How to pronounce shirk in American English
“shirk” pronunciation by American speakers
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and they shirk us on the broader impacts.
The Obama White House
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Indeed, let us not shirk our responsibility concerning the climate crisis.
State Department
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who report them shirk responsibility for addressing them punish or concealed failure and discourage new ideas
NTSB
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