How native speakers pronounce “spent”

Stanford and all of my workingclass parents savings were being spent on my college tuition after 6 months I

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

Life is effort. Why wouldn’t I try? I spent far too long believing that joy was for someone more deserving than me. I spent even longer believing contentment was ambition's worst enemy,

Joy Will Find You — If You Let It | David Larbi | TED · TED

but she hadn't decided yet, so she'd spent the last few years waiting tables instead. Because it was cheaper, she lived with a boyfriend

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

I have spent the last four decades in the reality of conflict. As a child,

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

I went to Bali this past year and finally spent some one-on-one time with that little girl who left Robbins, Illinois all those years ago.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

and at the same time protect the institution he had spent his entire career defending. Harvey glimpsed that narrow door,

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED