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"General-American",
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"audio": "En-us-lingering.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/2f/En-us-lingering.ogg/En-us-lingering.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/En-us-lingering.ogg",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
}
],
"word": "lingering"
}
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