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How to pronounce sped in American English
“sped” pronunciation by American speakers
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“sped” in real sentences — American speakers
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I just sped through today.
Census Bureau
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He sped it up five times.
USGS
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From there everything just sped up.
CDC
Words that sound like “sped”
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