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spelling

[spel-ing] / ˈspɛl ɪŋ /
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Children across the United States have participated in spelling bees with the hopes of making it to the national contest since 1925, according to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Sotheby's experts had also spotted multiple spelling mistakes, it was heard.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Velvet Gang practices FFF: Fashion-Forward Filanthropy — an intentional spelling mistake, or “branding,” as Mariah calls it.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

My mother wound up spelling it with two e’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Took him until second grade to realize he was spelling Mississippi.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone



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