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How to pronounce sympathetic in American English
“sympathetic” pronunciation by American speakers
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“sympathetic” in real sentences — American speakers
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the sympathetic nervous system.
NIH
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The police officers were sympathetic.
The Obama White House
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were not sympathetic to African Americans.
National Archives
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