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How to pronounce shortcoming in American English
“shortcoming” pronunciation by American speakers
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shortcoming in the American constitutional order.
National Archives
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community would, understandably, hold Iran responsible for that shortcoming.
The Obama White House
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comes short again and again because there is no effort without error and shortcoming …
State Department
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