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How to pronounce tug-of-war in English?

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Type Words
Type of athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics
Type Words
Type of battle, conflict, struggle

Examples of tug-of-war

tug-of-war
The tug-of-war is a key factor in the extraordinary volatility in prices lately.
From the businessweek.com
Is the internal tug of war that began during the contentious primaries to blame?
From the washingtontimes.com
In the tug of war over state's deficit, Schwarzenegger would like to suspend it.
From the latimes.com
The traditional subject of the tug of war over language and perception is color.
From the nytimes.com
His name has become the rope in a tug of war over claim to his ghostly blessing.
From the nytimes.com
The North won a tug-of-war competition and everything has gone wrong ever since.
From the economist.com
He said he can't try to sell them until a tug-of-war over ownership is resolved.
From the washingtonpost.com
But it's the kind of musical tug-of-war that sounds as jagged as it is graceful.
From the npr.org
And that's why it was so important for Kroenke to win this tug-of-war with Ross.
From the stltoday.com