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tour d'horizon
[ toordaw-ree-zawn ]
/ tur dɔ riˈzɔ̃ /
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noun French.
a general survey; overview.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
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