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spell

[spel] / spɛl /








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Decreased humidity and wind gusts, in the 30-to-50 mph range, across Los Angeles and Ventura counties spell “elevated to critical fire weather conditions,” said Rich Thompson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

You can’t spell pain without AI, but it’s way too soon to say that Thursday’s record tech stock carnage is some sort of cyclical turning point.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Bellingham has been preferred to Kobbie Mainoo, with Tuchel saying the Manchester United midfielder, who was an early withdrawal from the last squad, has had a "difficult spell with his club".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 games in his first spell at United, and one was ranked above all the others.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Derision was one of our D words that nobody could spell.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

High early turnout among Black voters in the state also spelled trouble for Graham.

From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2026

The word "LYON" had been spelled out on the ground with candles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

In the case of a beneficiary demanding more money, that would be spelled out in the trust documents.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

It appears that Tarik El Guindy is a judge and media personality for worldwide bodybuilding competitions, including the Mr. Olympia contest, though he uses the slightly differently spelled first name Terrick in that space.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

A faded sign spelled out the circus's name above the spiked gate columns.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

She used Moira instead for the more unusual spelling but pronounced it the same.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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

"Charging parents just to sit with their children is a rip-off, plain and simple," he added, and being "hit with a hefty fee for a simple spelling mistake on a booking form isn't right either".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

So we started off Thursday morning spelling each other down.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Also, Walsh gets spelt polenta bread from Bub and Grandma’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The letter, sent on behalf of the King, spelt out the non-working royal status of Prince Harry and Meghan, who moved back from California with children Archie and Lilibet last month.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 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

“Your last letter was not interesting, but very well spelt, which I care more about,” Emma wrote to Lenny.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman


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