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President Obama Issues a Statement on the Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
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Halu Hsieh posted on 2014/12/30Ever wondered about the complexities of justice and community relations? This video features President Obama's powerful statement on the Ferguson decision, giving you a chance to dive deep into advanced vocabulary related to criminal justice and race relations. You'll gain cultural insight while understanding complex sentence structures used in important public addresses!
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community
US /kəˈmjunɪti/
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UK /kə'mju:nətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Group of people who share a common idea or area
- A feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.
- Adjective
- Relating to or shared by the people in a particular area.
- Shared or participated in by all members of a group
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US /ˈprɑɡˌrɛs, -rəs, ˈproˌɡrɛs/
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UK /'prəʊɡres/
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To move forward or toward a place or goal
- To make progress; develop or improve.
- Uncountable Noun
- Act of moving forward
- The process of improving or developing something over a period of time.
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US /məˈdʒɔrɪti, -ˈdʒɑr-/
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UK /mə'dʒɒrətɪ/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount that is more than half of a group
- The age at which a person is legally considered an adult.
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US /wɚk/
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UK /wɜ:k/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- The product of some artistic or literary endeavor
- Everything created by an author, artist, musician
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To bring into a specific state of success
- To be functioning properly, e.g. a car
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