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How to pronounce “desk”

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Pronunciation guide for desk

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of desk with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Deskboundover and over again. And people were running, sitting at their desks, doing their due diligence,
Definition summary: A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.

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Deskbound

over and over again. And people were running, sitting at their desks, doing their due diligence,

[Noun]
A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a drawer or repository underneath.
A reading table or lectern to support the book from which the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit from which the sermon is preached; also (especially in the United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for the clerical profession.
A department tasked with a particular topic or focus in certain types of businesses, such as newspapers and financial trading firms.
Ellipsis of mixing desk.
A station for a string player in an orchestra, consisting of a chair and a music stand, or a row of such stations.
[Verb]
(transitive) To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
(transitive) To equip with a desk or desks.
(transitive, journalism) To reject (an article submitted to a newspaper or academic journal etc.) on initial receipt, without reviewing it further.
[Adjective]
alternative form of dosk