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How to pronounce wastes in American English

“wastes” pronunciation by American speakers

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  1. discarded solvents from industrial cleaning their wastes from chemical manufacturing now these wastes can be extremely

    GAO

  2. Another thing is look at our historic wastes.

    NSF

  3. get your goods overseas, that congestion wastes time and money.

    The Obama White House

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