How native speakers pronounce “initial”

(Laughter) But had I left after the initial rejection, I would've thought,

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check your calendar, follow up on loose ends. My initial prompt was simply "surprise me." And yes, that's kind of as scary as it sounds.

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and like the old saying goes, "research is me-search." And my initial me-search focused on burnout and work engagement because I knew what it was like to experience burnout.

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"How can we create a community where everyone feels a sense of belonging?" Students took this question. They generated initial thoughts. They sought multiple perspectives from their peers, their teachers,

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Now, this won't be easy. Initial attempts may fail. Initial attempts may look awkward.

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if you look at only what they term lower-value tasks. So the initial data we have, plus the individual stories we hear, all align with the logical assumption:

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