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# How to pronounce "bulk data" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/bʌlkdætæ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **bul·kda·ta**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (11 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "bulk data" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "here in what kind of activities were outraged when they're when they're done to us and we're not quite as outraged when we do them abroad so David the US question about the bulk data programs uh or bulk data collection programs maybe from a broader perspective so I I guess a lot of what you've said has sort of"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 65:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjMJ6qU2x1o&t=3931s)

### Example 2
> "You know, I, as I get a little older, I think I'm turning more libertarian in my views, but but it's not just this. Uh I think it's a huge infringement on personal privacy that there's bulk data being collected. At least this is a personal view of mine. Uh and there has to be a better way. Tech companies are more than capable of collecting things when necessary, when it's warranted. And I think there's proposals now extending that into internet of things and and all"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:15](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOm0wkG5v3s&t=315s)

### Example 3
> "services do. But we get a phone number and what we try to discover is has anybody else uh been called from that phone and we have bulk data that allows us to just check on phone numbers and nothing else. No content, nobody's listening in on a conversation at that point. is just"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG0D3A8FkPo&t=86s)

### Example 4
> "now paul's victory is going to be short-lived or at least short-term the senate is expected to pass the house bill this week that would reinstate the surveillance provisions but put some new limits on bulk data collection programs john my question to you is after this fight with the patriot act is basically over has rand paul helped or hurt himself trying to become the republican nominee oh 100 helped 100 helped i mean if you think about what"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 7:29](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuXV9HAL9E0&t=449s)

### Example 5
> "explore software that would let NSA do targeted information acquisition rather than bulk data collection so data"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 33:31](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd-g_FJnv0Y&t=2011s)

### Example 6
> "records provision that the NSA with a court order surprisingly misinterpreted and used in ways that I think most Americans did not intend that Congress did not intend to gather this bulk data which I agree I don't think is tremendously useful to them but that underlying business records provision is an important one as is the roving wiretap and lone wolf provisions used on"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 1:43](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynkl1ODfTEY&t=103s)

### Example 7
> "there is some argument and this isn't something you've addressed that actually all these bulk data collection ction programs and other major you know"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 65:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjMJ6qU2x1o&t=3947s)

### Example 8
> "to all of you is what reasoning do you use how do you prove that these very WID you know these bulk data collection programs have a significant value added"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 66:23](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjMJ6qU2x1o&t=3983s)

### Example 9
> "I worry because those large databases will be leaked. Because one of the other things that's new, is the ability to do this large scale bulk data leaking. It used to be if you looked at the previous leaks they were essentially limited by the rate at which you could make Xerox copies, you know, of things."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 27:38](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwJTCHxjcjQ&t=1658s)

### Example 10
> "Um I think there is a certain level of risk that we are all prepared to take. And the question then becomes at what point do you have liberty and where can you balance those things out? I think bulk data collection is just terrible and I think it's just wrong and the public didn't know about it. Uh I think we have a system in which you can go to a judge get a warrant and if you if you"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 5:40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOm0wkG5v3s&t=340s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [bulk](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/bulk), [data](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/data)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "bulk data" correctly?
"bulk data" is pronounced `/bʌlkdætæ/`. Syllable breakdown: **bul·kda·ta**.

### What does "bulk data" mean in context?
Refer to real speech examples in the video clips above to observe how native speakers use "bulk data" in daily English.

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