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# status

Get speech-status information for the synthesizer.

```
static let status: NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey
```

## Discussion

A dictionary that contains speech-status information for the synthesizer. See [`NSSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechPropertyKey.StatusKey`](/documentation/AppKit/NSSpeechSynthesizer/SpeechPropertyKey/StatusKey) for a description of the keys present in the dictionary.

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