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How to pronounce stresses in American English

“stresses” pronunciation by American speakers

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“stresses” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. emotional -- emotional exertion -- stresses.

    CDC

  2. blue representing the highest compressive stresses and green being neutral or near zero stresses.

    NTSB

  3. some very severe stresses in the Army stresses that civilians are rarely subjected to In civilian

    National Archives

Words that sound like “stresses”

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