How native speakers pronounce “backgrounds”

when we're talking about two unique individuals with their own backgrounds and their own values. For this particular couple,

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You encountered all kinds of differences. We have different backgrounds, different ideas, different perspectives. We have different identities, we have different abilities, all of it.

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States collecting hundreds of life stories from people of all backgrounds people who lost homes lost limbs changed

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There's also the cultural aspect, of course. Partners with different language backgrounds naturally grew up in different in-groups of a joke.

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with a stranger once a week or joining a local sports team with players from diverse backgrounds. So you know we can see prospects

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