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spelling

[spel-ing] / ˈspɛl ɪŋ /
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In Bucharest, where he arrived in 1945, Paul Antschel became Paul Celan, the new name an anagrammatic rebirth from the Romanian spelling of “Ancel.”

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

Try our spelling bee below to see how you stack up.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“Of course, like the teams he played against this year, we know how great an offensive player he is. We just had a problem spelling it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

“This flu wouldn’t have anything to do with your spelling test tomorrow, would it?”

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff



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