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How to pronounce thousands in American English

“thousands” pronunciation by American speakers

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  1. So thousands and thousands of them.

    Census Bureau

  2. landing many thousands and thousands of times.

    NASA

  3. have been numbered for thousands and thousands – thousands of days now according to

    State Department

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