How native speakers pronounce “tears”

If you talked to every pillow I've had in my life, you would hear about plenty of tears. If you stole my journal from my hotel room,

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

with my girlfriend Caitlin and my family around me, my gown was drenched in tears. Not just because I was dying,

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because he was so passionate. And the blood and sweat and tears he put into this lid, and that I had never even considered.

My journey to thank all the people responsible for my morning coffee | A.J. Jacobs

On one papyrus, it was written that when the Sun god cried, his tears fell to Earth and became bees that made honey for the people.

Lessons from My Father’s Final Days | Laurel Braitman | TED · TED

and I thought about the time I spent in undergrad ... five years in grad school, the tears. And there were a lot of tears.

How to Live a Meaningful Life | Brian S. Lowery | TED · TED

1994 Cadillac Seville, and tears down the San Bernardino freeway, where she still volunteers for seven different organizations.

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