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How to pronounce sorta in American English
“sorta” pronunciation by American speakers
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“sorta” in real sentences — American speakers
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In some sense, it's sorta what the way Earth works.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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And that tells you right away sorta kinda how hot the planet is.
NIST
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And it sorta doubles the amount of GPS data we get from Yellowstone.
USGS
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