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How to pronounce yankees in American English
“yankees” pronunciation by American speakers
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Uh the Pilaski Yankees are a rookie league affiliate of the of the Yankees and we
The Obama White House
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why God did this, the Yankees didn't win the World Series.
Dept of Justice
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the Yankees were on and he was mids senten and looked at me all said
National Archives
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