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These fans haven’t learned that in this city, there’s three ways to spell Loser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
There is no evidence that Xi is gravely ill or that he had a stroke or fainting spell, as rumored across social media this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
For a player whose Premier League spell failed to meet expectations, his resurgence in Italy's capital ranks among the most notable revivals in European football this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She went on to earn a degree from the Stockholm School of Economics and did a brief spell at Harvard.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Then you sit down and rest a spell, hon. I’ll sweep. Go on, don’t argue.”
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
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Many would recall and marvel at the split-second decisions to evacuate an office or stay that spelled life or death for them and their colleagues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Naming a trust as the beneficiary instead, with distribution terms spelled out, gives you far more control over timing and outcome.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
This ambition is spelled out in the new US National Security Strategy, and Rubio, himself of Cuban heritage, is its chief architect.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
It has also not ruled out backing reform proposals but has not spelled out what specific plans it could support.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The alphabet was spelled out in a rainbow of uppercase letters.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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Giles Mason, who runs the Take 5 to Stop Fraud campaign at UK Finance which represents the banking and finance industry, said scam emails used to be "riddled with spelling mistakes, poor grammar".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Meta is reassuring potential Musers by spelling out “first-of-its-kind privacy, safety, and security protections,” including “Sentinel” agents to approve each Muse agent’s work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Welcome to the mom chat, a group of 10, 20, 40 near-strangers with varying parenting philosophies, backgrounds, priorities—and spelling capabilities—discussing their most precious gift, their child.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Quirky sentences, spelling errors and grammar mistakes used to be clues of overseas scams — but AI now makes the pitches sound conversational, Lee said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Plus, ’Saiah’s gonna test me on my spelling words,” Sneaky says.
From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist
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The letter, sent on behalf of the King, spelt out the non-working royal status of Prince Harry and Meghan.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Although not spelt out precisely during the interview, the implication of Block’s trade rationale is that higher unemployment means economic weakness and this would in turn lead to deteriorating corporate financials.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
A truck carrying Hatton's yellow three-wheeler car was at the head of the funeral procession, with the name "Ricky" spelt out in flowers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
His team later spelt out explicitly their endorsement and insisted she was staying put in her job.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025
This young woman had applied for the vacancy with the most dubious of references, which spelt out to any experienced butler that she had left her previous situation under something of a cloud.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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