How to pronounce stopgap
“stopgap” pronunciation in American and British English
Listen to stopgap in real sentences, spoken by real people in public video clips that play here, on YouTongue. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
Hear “stopgap” in: American English (31 clips)
“stopgap” in real sentences
127 clips in the index · 31 American · 5 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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stopgap spending and shutdowns
R Street Institute
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It's a reasonable stopgap.
Tom Scott
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Mars is a stopgap message.
The Diary Of A CEO
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with a clean stopgap spending measure.
The Obama White House
Why real speech
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