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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
A Welsh news site says Andy Burnham provided an "error-filled" article for publication spelling out his pitch to Wales.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Elementary school children take diagnostic tests for phonics and spelling at the start of camp and again toward the end.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
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
I draw her all over my spelling notebook and get in trouble with my teacher.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
The predictive text is supposed to learn your style and improve over time, but depending on the fixes you do or don’t accept, it can learn incorrect spellings in place of correct ones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
The so-called invading force of my generation assimilated to the point where our kids are named Brandon and Ashley in all sorts of spellings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
And because Jefferson's original moniker was spelled as Megalonyx, any other subsequent spellings of the name, like some that utilize the -onix suffix, are incorrect.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 26, 2024
In the girl's list, last year's number one 'Sophia' fell into eighth place after the organisation changed the way they count to include different spellings.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
I auditioned different spellings, each worse than the last.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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