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How to pronounce tempered in British English

“tempered” pronunciation by British speakers

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  1. ill-tempered speech about an LCM.

    The Scottish Parliament

  2. Committee that even a good-tempered dog had to be put down as “collateral damage”?

    UK Parliament

  3. indeed tempered by a degree of certainty and confidence in what the future held with the

    10 Downing Street

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