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WordBand 7–8Toofey picks
sprawl
/ˈsprɔːl/
noun
The uncontrolled spread of a city into the countryside.
- “Urban sprawl has swallowed many farms near the capital.”Toofey
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))