spelling

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From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Earlier Monday, Air Canada issued its 2026 management proxy circular, which included a letter to shareholders, signed by Rousseau and airline Chairman Vagn Sorensen, spelling out achievements in the past year and goals for 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The members of the "Trump Tribe of Texas" – wearing matching gold sequined jackets and necklaces spelling out the president's name – were an older crowd.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A lot of them had excelled in school: We talked to a boy that had just won a spelling bee, for example.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

I studied for the spelling test every Thursday.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff