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Dialogue 2: Budget Breakdown

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Watch the video below to understand the context of the upcoming lessons.

--assignment--

Watch the video.

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        "text": "Good morning, David. Since Maria is at the conference this week, I'll be walking you through the budget breakdown for our project phases.",
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        "text": "We believe investing here is essential to ensure a stable release.",
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        "text": "Great. Thanks for the detailed update, Alice. It's helpful to see how our resources are being managed.",
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        "text": "Will do, David. I'll make sure to update you regularly and adjust our allocations as needed based on our progress.",
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