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His top speed in a terrifying opening spell touched 95mph and he averaged 90.7mph.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
That is a risk, he said, as after a spell of breakneck growth in AI demand “we are reaching a point where at least we are going to see a slowdown.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
As MarketWatch reported earlier, Bank of America’s chief equity strategist expects the U.S. national debt to reach $50 trillion in three years, which could spell more pain for investors in bonds.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They don’t need a first-class intelligence service to spell it out for them.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Um, I was wondering in what grade you need to know how to spell the word ‘predicament’?”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
The American Treasury secretary, who announced the policy, spelled it out himself.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
But requiring your grandchildren to pass a financial-literacy class needs to be spelled out clearly, Landivar said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Many of the features that make Head Start distinct from mainstream preschools are spelled out in 122 pages of performance standards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
He hasn’t spelled out how current interest rates will accomplish that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The dam spelled the end of life as they knew it!
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
However, Claude allowed that the English spelling with a K is also acceptable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The reserve for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever comes off the bench for the latter-day contenders, spelling for star Caitlin Clark and averaging a respectable eight points per game.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Last week, the family was traveling to Montreal but was initially unable to board their flight because one of his daughters had a problem with the spelling of her name on her ticket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Reed jokes that while he doesn't mind the odd spelling mistake "because it shows it was written by a human, not AI", attention to detail is really important so make sure it is grammatically correct.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
I did the same thing with spelling and vocabulary words.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
I did not think Arsenal's defeat at City last week spelt the end of their title hopes, and watching City struggle to put Burnley away on Wednesday must have been a boost for their players.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 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
By Thursday evening, multiple sources were telling me the concessions were agreed and were big, and the outline of the about-turn was spelt out.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025
“All right, you can hear this, it’s for all of you. It’s time someone spelt it out.”
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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