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How to pronounce “tenuous”
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Pronunciation guide for tenuous
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of tenuous with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The AI Revolution Is Underhyped
So we're in a situation now which I think is quite tenuous,
- Definition summary
- Thin in substance or consistency.
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How to pronounce tenuous
The AI Revolution Is Underhyped

So we're in a situation now which I think is quite tenuous,
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A Deep Dive Into “tenuous”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Thin in substance or consistency.
- Insubstantial.
- Precarious, dependent upon unreliable things.
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