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“winnowing” pronunciation in American and Australian English

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  1. You couldn't really have agriculture without ways of winnowing, whether you're- - What's winnowing, Dan?

    The Royal Institution

  2. You're winnowing down possibilities and you're killing ideas.

    Vanity Fair

  3. And so you had some of this winnowing out because of loyalty.

    The Atlantic

  4. THE SENSE AND SENSIBILITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO DO THEIR OWN WINNOWING AND

    National Archives

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