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// The island is a veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəbəl] paradise.

// The sale attracted a veritable [ˈvɛrɪtəbəl] mob of people.
English Oct 19, 2025, 6:09 AM   cowpoke
I downloaded an app to help me put the kibosh [ˈkɪbɑːʃ] on my high screen time.
English Oct 17, 2025, 5:45 AM   cowpoke
"The high school soccer playoffs are down to their penultimate [pəˈnʌltəmɪt] round with the state semifinals looming later this week after a select few regional champions were crowned on Tuesday." — Matt Welch, The Plano (Texas) Star Courier, 2 Apr. 2025
English Oct 13, 2025, 4:26 AM   cowpoke
Though not an official project of the theater, the drama festival has its imprimatur [ˌɪmprəˈmætʃər].
English Oct 12, 2025, 11:42 AM   cowpoke
"Beyond his physical and mental attributes, [Jayden] Daniels has a preternatural [ˌpriːtərˈnætʃərəl] calm in the most pivotal moments of a drive, a game, and a season that makes you wonder if he's somehow been in the NFL for 10 years." — Doug Farrar, The Guardian (London), 21 Jan. 2025
English Oct 1, 2025, 4:19 AM   cowpoke
That impetuous [ɪmˈpɛtʃuəs] decision could've cost us everything we worked so hard for.
English Sep 30, 2025, 4:24 AM   cowpoke
"Personally, I did not like my husband's sneezing into his hand, so I stopped saying 'gesundheit' [ɡəˈzʊnhaɪt] whenever he did that. He now almost always sneezes into his elbow." — The Toronto Star, 27 Jan. 2024
English Sep 26, 2025, 3:56 AM   cowpoke
"Paul Monreal is a fourth-great-grandchild of Catherine and Patrick O'Leary, who endured the enmity [ˈɛnɪti] of Chicagoans after they were wrongfully accused of starting the Great Chicago Fire, which legend said was started by a jittery dairy cow named Daisy." — William Lee, The Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
English Sep 20, 2025, 7:11 AM   cowpoke
“... KEM’s legacy serves as a blueprint for excellence. Offstage, his charm extends beyond the microphone. Friends and collaborators describe him as a consummate [ˈkɑnsəmət] gentleman and leader with an infectious sense of humor.” — Raquelle Harris, Vibe, 25 July 2025
English Sep 13, 2025, 7:10 AM   cowpoke
The local bakery is famous for its wide variety of zoomorphic [ˌzoʊəˈmɔrfɪk] treats, from “hedgehog” dinner rolls to delicate, swan-shaped pastries.
English Sep 11, 2025, 7:25 AM   cowpoke

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