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How to pronounce than in American English
“than” pronunciation by American speakers
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“than” in real sentences — American speakers
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inflation has persisted longer than we-than we thought.
Federal Reserve
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a little bit more than that, yeah. Maybe more than that.
NTSB
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than showing them individually.
Census Bureau
Words that sound like “than”
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