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spelling

[spel-ing] / ˈspɛl ɪŋ /
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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

Distributors are asked to provide the metadata for each individual song, which makes it possible for a bad actor to submit music using an existing artist's name, or one with a very similar spelling.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

The ticket was purchased through United Airlines, but the flight was operated by Air Canada, and it proved very challenging to get a new ticket printed with the correct name spelling, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

The white cloth that was draped over the jeans-maker’s logo was so thin that the coverup practically accentuated the block letters spelling out its name.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

On Monday we got our spelling tests back, and I got eight right, more than I’d ever gotten.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Noah Webster, the creator of the first American dictionary of English, championed the spellings “opake,” “soop” and “spunge”—all of which now look like howlers waiting for a red pen.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 14, 2025

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

The authorities from police forces in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have given different ages and name spellings for the escapees.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2024

I auditioned different spellings, each worse than the last.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover



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