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How to pronounce upheaval in American English
“upheaval” pronunciation by American speakers
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And that's a big upheaval.
The Obama White House
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off in the midst of so much upheaval.
Federal Reserve
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fragments of rock shattered and loosened by the upheaval of the explosion.
National Archives
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