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“west”
“west”
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Real recordings from our search library that contain “west”.
Public domain
“It has already been deployed along the U.S. West Coast.”
General American
From "GPS Data Could Predict Earthquakes Hours Ahead" (2023). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “GPS Data Could Predict Earthquakes Hours Ahead”
Open this clip in General American: It has already been deployed along the U.S. West Coast.Creator video
“immigrant communities in the city particularly from the Caribbean West”
Cockney
From Eat Sleep Dream English (opens in a new tab) — “A Guide To Multicultural London English (Top Boy/Stormzy Accent)” · 47s
Open this clip in Cockney: immigrant communities in the city particularly from the Caribbean WestPublic domain
“But Texas was in the far west of the country and removed from much of the fighting.”
General American
From "What Is Juneteenth in the US?" (2024). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “What Is Juneteenth in the US?”
Open this clip in General American: But Texas was in the far west of the country and removed from much of the fightiCreator video
“ADM. WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN (RET.): Well, in MacArthur's 1962 speech to West Point,”
General American
From PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab) — “PBS NewsHour Full Episode” · 2833s
Open this clip in General American: ADM. WILLIAM H. MCRAVEN (RET.): Well, in MacArthur's 1962 speech to West Point,Public domain
“Large American universities with financial problems, such as West Virginia University, are usually able to make changes and continue to stay open.”
General American
From "US College Closings Worry Educators" (2023). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “US College Closings Worry Educators”
Open this clip in General American: Large American universities with financial problems, such as West Virginia UniveCreator video
“But the invasion of Ukraine cost it billions in uranium supply contracts with the West,”
General American
From PBS NewsHour (opens in a new tab) — “PBS NewsHour Full Episode” · 2513s
Open this clip in General American: But the invasion of Ukraine cost it billions in uranium supply contracts with tSearch our indexed caption corpus for real-context examples. Coverage varies by word and accent, so the results page may have no matching clip.
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