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How to pronounce sweepstake
“sweepstake” pronunciation in British English
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“sweepstake” in real sentences
8 clips in the index · 2 British. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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16 PEOPLE, SWEEPSTAKE, five quid a go.
Would I Lie To You?
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I've got Croatia in another sweepstake.
This Morning
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a sweepstake to try to guess the number of genes that there would be.
The Royal Society
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In the sweepstake, I had a Keith Brown intervention after 30 seconds, not three seconds.
The Scottish Parliament
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