The search yields "astize" hits all in French, one hit relative to an
Iranian Embassy. The French would pronounce the word "asteez." I heard
astize, as in " has ties."

Maybe I misheard this, after all. The word can still be "the sties," the
ties." But the announcer was speaking so crisply, I doubt the sounds
ventured too far from "astize."

Has anyone heard this voice? I have never picked up anything close or so
sexy, though it's still intriguing.

???
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I typed,astize,at www.devilfinder.com There are some websites
there that mention astize.Untill just now,I had never heard of the word
astize either.
cuhulin