How native speakers pronounce “wasn”

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on the ones that looked far more interesting it wasn't all romantic I didn't have a dorm room so I slept on

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

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on the ones that looked far more interesting it wasn't all romantic I didn't have a dorm room so I slept on

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

their capacities for innovation. I mean, Sirena last night was a marvel, wasn't she? Just seeing what she could do.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

I mean, he was seven at some point. He was in somebody's English class, wasn't he? (Laughter)

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

because the thing they were good at at school wasn't valued, or was actually stigmatized. And I think we can't afford to go on that way.

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

But this was the 1930s, and ADHD hadn't been invented at this point. It wasn't an available condition. (Laughter)

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

(Laughter) And it wasn't until I got to the airport check-in counter, that I realized I didn't have my passport.

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

the other day I nearly got hit by a car when rushing to a meeting I wasn't even late for

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think of John Updike. And if this wasn't reason enough to love books, they also help us develop and

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED

not to say, "I will." But what Emma needed wasn't some therapist who really, really cared. Emma needed a better life, and I knew this was her chance.

Why 30 is not the new 20 | Meg Jay

in many countries simultaneously. And this wasn't just a historical correlation. There are now multiple lines of evidence

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

But then I saw this guy. You know, he wasn't that menacing. He was a chubby, loveable guy,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

Nevertheless, this choice caught me off guard. I wasn't there at that moment. My mind wasn't there yet.

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

I wasn't there at that moment. My mind wasn't there yet. And so I had all the pessimistic fears that you might have

The Simple Habit for a Happier Social Life | Nicholas Epley | TED · TED

I mentioned the doubt that he was having. And because I mentioned, "Is that weird?", that means I wasn't weird. That means I was actually thinking just like him,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

she started to notice another nodule in the same area. It turned out he hadn't gotten it all, and she wasn't good to go. But what happened at this juncture absolutely fascinates me.

Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones

I've been trying to make sense of the future they're growing up into. And what helped me make sense of it actually wasn't looking forward. It was going back, all the way back.

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

But even with both of my parents working multiple jobs, it wasn't enough. When I was eight, we moved somewhere a little nicer

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

So the next time you’re thinking of pulling an all-nighter, remember that Rome wasn’t built in a day, or for that matter, one night.

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

just an ultimatum. I wasn't trying to be exceptional. I was trying to be reliable.

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

(Laughter) I had more important things to do because I wasn't replaced. Up I walked to that mahogany podium,

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

I was so excited to read about the science of ASMR. In 2013, there wasn’t a single peer-reviewed research study. What I did find were plenty of forums:

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

So they killed everyone, no matter their religion, because it wasn't about religious differences. It was about human differences

What Kosovo Can Teach the World About Freedom | Vjosa Osmani Sadriu | TED · TED

But there was a hitch. I wasn't getting hitched. My rationale, without a wedding in sight,

Stop Telling Single People to Get Married | Peter McGraw | TED · TED

And that's when I realized that changing the world wasn't as simple as pointing out the problems.

What I Got Wrong About Changing the World | Malala Yousafzai | TED · TED

I was being told I was no longer a "culture fit," which meant I wasn't getting that job. As an added bonus, per company protocol,

What Successful Negotiators Do Differently | Kathryn Valentine | TED · TED

you're going to respond to the most powerful word in that sentence, which is "terrified," and the answer is "Yes, I was" or "No, I wasn't." "Were you angry?" "Yes, I was very angry."

Celeste Headlee: 10 ways to have a better conversation | TED · TED

is that if you're vulnerable and it doesn't go well and it wasn't from a place of fear, remember that it's not always your fault.

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

my setback was a green light. You see, this wasn't my first professional setback. Five years earlier, I gave birth to my daughter,

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

But where did that leave me? Wasn't I still deserving of opportunities in the workplace? There was no discussion of what else I might work on

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

or it'll change, or they'll be penalized for prioritizing that care. Not only that, this moment wasn't just a hit to my career. It was a deep cut to my self-worth.

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

Because in the beginning, the growing intimacy wasn't yet so strong that it actually led to the decrease of desire.

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel | TED · TED

My clients were remote most of the time. I wasn't working with them, and I didn't know how to relate to them

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

Only-audio interactions produce lower-quality connections. And third, and this was surprising and something I wasn't even looking for, but the final thing I found was the effect of burnout.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

Maya didn't yet have a sense of community in her new home. She wasn't seeing her family, or her friends or her coworkers in person anymore,

Why Social Health Is Key to Happiness and Longevity | Kasley Killam | TED · TED

(Laughter) Actually, I wasn't that sporty when I was a kid. I was much more into music and theater,

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

And I kept training. I did want to go to the Olympics, but I wasn't fast enough. There were only two spots for lightweight women

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

We just didn't really feel comfortable with that. He obviously wasn't familiar with rowers. So I loved training with the other women,

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

they also did something in their day-to-day life. It wasn't just for work. This is one of the things I had to figure out how to do to survive.

3 Steps to Better Connect With Your Fellow Humans | Amber Cabral | TED · TED

And when we began working with the Brooklyn community, our first step wasn't to bring in a program. It was to listen.

Schools Urgently Need a Redesign. Here’s How | Aylon Samouha | TED · TED

But -- and I hope you are expecting a "but" by now -- but that wasn't true for everyone. People who spent time caring for others

How to Make Stress Your Friend | Kelly McGonigal | TED · TED

at least 25 different images of Kim Kardashian. And this wasn't an isolated incident. Whether it was going down a somewhat sketchy YouTube rabbit hole

3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs | Jerome Hunter | TED · TED

is a wariness of strangers and outsiders. But Giuseppe, he wasn't suspicious at all. He was a happy-go-lucky guy,

The secret to living longer may be your social life | Susan Pinker

I was thinking much more fondly about my friends when I wasn't saying a word. In fact, often they seemed closer to me when I was sitting in silence

Silence, the Universal Medicine | Pico Iyer | TED · TED

The very first time I walked into Denny Moe's shop, he wasn't just cutting hair. He was also orchestrating a voter registration drive

Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy | TED · TED

and the dancer would sort of step through some kind of portal and he wasn't doing anything different than he had ever done, 1,000 nights before,

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

It's like, pretty impressive for a horse. Unfortunately, Hans wasn't doing math, but what he was doing was equally impressive.

How to Get Inside the "Brain" of AI | Alona Fyshe | TED · TED

abusive marriage was overcome with fear it wasn't fear of failure she said it was fear of the unknown

he said she's always the voice in my head I wasn't always sad you said sometimes there were moments of absolute Joy

and AI, of course, and everything adjacent to AI. So that's why I wasn't really surprised when -- Oh, it's up there, thanks.

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

Oh, it's up there, thanks. I wasn't really surprised when Vincent Vanhoucke, then the chief data scientist for Google's DeepMind,

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

All of the AI juju circa 2016 wasn't up to the task. It really couldn't even decode the image.

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

in that we played this completely straight. Shannon wasn't able to manipulate the description of the picture or the caption.

Can AI Master the Art of Humor? | Bob Mankoff | TED · TED

releases soothing chemicals in our brains granny wasn't just perceptive she was a neuroscientist but while sharing is

Let me find some more help. I wasn't an economist. I didn't have a business major, didn't consider myself an entrepreneur.

A Bold Idea to Rebuild the Working Class | Molly Hemstreet | TED · TED

And wanting to chase that feeling of not having to convince myself that I wasn't the problem, or not having to convince myself that something was good,

Your Zip Code Shouldn’t Determine Your Lifespan | Dion Dawson | TED · TED

In the end of the day, today's loneliness crisis wasn't brought to us by AI companions. We got here on our own with mobile phones, with social media.

Can AI Companions Help Heal Loneliness? | Eugenia Kuyda | TED · TED

"But how could a spinning jenny lead to all that?" And it wasn't just a spinning jenny. It was an unprecedented wave of innovation after innovation.

I’ll Probably Lose My Job to AI. Here’s Why That’s OK | Megan J. McArdle | TED · TED

We've solved the problem of having to think. Unfortunately, thinking wasn't actually a problem. (Laughter)

How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking | Advait Sarkar | TED · TED

one characteristic emerged as a significant predictor of success. And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health,

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED · TED

And it wasn't social intelligence. It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED · TED

It wasn't good looks, physical health, and it wasn't IQ. It was grit.

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED · TED

And honestly, I looked and I was fine, but I wasn't thriving, I wasn't flourishing. And so then it struck me,

What Happened When I Started Measuring My Life Every Day | Chris Musser | TED · TED

It was right-to-die medication before it was legal. I wasn't mad. I immediately understood what he had been saying all those years,

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

that there was a level of pain and suffering that he wasn't willing to experience, and I didn't say anything to anybody, just put it back and left.

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

even after taking into account their own personal financial situation. And this correlation wasn't trivial. It looked like giving to charity

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

Despite building my career by showing how great giving can feel, I actually wasn't doing very much of it. So I resolved to give more.

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

with someone I knew but not particularly well, I wasn't expecting to fall in love. But then we did, and --

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

you should expect people to feel comfortable asking about it. But I just wasn't prepared for the scope of the response. The 36 questions seem to have taken on a life of their own.

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

and sure enough, it gave a talk that wasn't quite as good as the talk she gave, but it was pretty impressive.

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

emperor had no close uh and that the system wasn't working now the Iranians have the capacity to engage in a lot of

The Biggest Global Risks for 2025 | TED Explains the World with Ian Bremmer · TED

Is the word choice right? Mine clearly wasn't. How does that word land on the other person?

Why Love Is Harder in a Second Language | Magdalena Hoeller | TED · TED

Then, in 2015, frustrated that food wasn't on the global climate agenda, he hosted a

TED Explores: Food for the Future | TED Countdown · TED

A lot of people come up to me and say, "Hey Pinky, if it wasn't for you, I never would even knew what vegan food

TED Explores: Food for the Future | TED Countdown · TED

And that’s what I mean about them looking like hostages. There wasn't a choice, it feels to me, in terms of who was up there on the dais at the inauguration.

Can Big Tech and Privacy Coexist? | Carole Cadwalladr and Chris Anderson | TED · TED

My life would feel meaningful. But it turns out that wasn't what happened. Now when psychologists talk about meaningfulness in life,

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

because my work did not achieve the quality it should have." Now I wasn’t there, so I don’t know if he said that exactly in that way. But here’s the thing:

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

whatever was happening in the moment. It wasn't always like that, but, you know, some moments were like that

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

Everybody thought I was pregnant because it was happening so fast. I wasn't pregnant, I was just ready to be married. We’d been together for six years,

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

beginning to receive chemotherapy and then discovering a drug that wasn't made for my disease that could save my life.

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

but then we moved on to that drug for that disease because this wasn't a profitable opportunity. Or maybe this was a better opportunity for someone's career.

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

And this sort of thing, where it's like, us humans, we made the connection, brilliant work was done, but the last mile wasn't taken. And that's because it's a cheap old drug,

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

the drugs we have work for all the patients that can benefit. And the more I looked, the more I learned that there wasn't this system. Then I started trying to understand OK, what does exist?

How Do You Turn Setbacks Into Motivation? A Doctor + A Trauma Specialist Answer | TED Intersections · TED

And then um I think it wasn't just me saying you know kids need independence.