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How to pronounce sternly
“sternly” pronunciation in American, Australian and British English
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“sternly” in real sentences
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How about sternly worded letters?
60 Minutes
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a sternly oval equation but the fact that the time independent schrodinger equation is a sternly
Tutorialistic
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can see you staring at me very sternly.
The Scottish Parliament
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my mother replied sternly what are you talking about
British Library
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