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She used Moira instead for the more unusual spelling but pronounced it the same.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
But on the Chinese internet, few were explicitly spelling out those words and actions, or even using the name of Mao - who remains a near-sacred figure in the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Mother, danced with dignity by Unity Phelan at the premiere, is initially garbed in a heavy golden dress with boxy letters spelling out “PROTECT” across her shoulders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The 90-second video, uploaded to Instagram by content creator Ed Choi, was shot Sunday at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, where Raman held a rally spelling out her plan for her first 100 days as mayor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Above the door, the outline of the faded letters spelling Seed Vault have been removed.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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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
For the last couple nights, Nailer had lain in his bunk, his head filled with words and letters, dreaming of spellings that Knot had tricked him with.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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