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[spel-ing] / ˈspɛl ɪŋ /
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Lloyd Blankfein is spelling out the unwritten rules of Wall Street style.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Salon • May 22, 2026

Yet, it was no hallucination to see Vin Diesel strutting the red carpet in a custom blazer with rhinestones spelling out “Fast Forever,” the 11th and final installment, scheduled to be released in 2028.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

“Adore” had been on his second-grade spelling list two weeks ago, and it had been a great discovery for him.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix



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