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How to pronounce “extinguish”

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Pronunciation guide for extinguish

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of extinguish with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemicsalways trying to extinguish epidemics after they've already started.
Definition summary: (transitive)

Example 1 of 8

What vaccinating vampire bats can teach us about pandemics

always trying to extinguish epidemics after they've already started.

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