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How to pronounce understate in American English
“understate” pronunciation by American speakers
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“understate” in real sentences — American speakers
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trusting relationship to understate matters.
State Department
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messaging and cannot, you know, understate -- overstate how important that is.
The Obama White House
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enforcement would greatly understate the issue I actually spend a lot of time reading about this
FTC
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