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spell

[spel] / spɛl /








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“Wicker” might not spend all its time in those complex feelings, but it lingers within them long enough to cast a spell.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Jamie Overton bowled his 10 overs in one spell for 3-43.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Also, the proposition does not spell out the terms or interest rates on the loans, which would be worked out if the measure is approved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

A survey of top business executives pointed to “the best growth spell for U.S. businesses since early 2015” excluding the COVID-19 pandemic, Williamson said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

“I put a little spell on that one,” she confided to Penelope.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

That’s nine players who qualify to join a club or create a T-shirt: Which first name is spelled correctly?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

My Journal colleague Tim Higgins this weekend spelled out the moral conflict gripping the company, noting the money at stake and the race not only among companies but also among countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

They might as well be wearing signs that spelled it out: “We don’t belong here.”

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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

It takes Romi Loffler about half an hour to write a sentence, spelling it out one letter at a time by blinking.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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

Quirky sentences, spelling errors and grammar mistakes used to be clues of overseas scams — but AI now makes the pitches sound conversational, Lee said.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

Only the big red letters at the top of the page, spelling out the name of the school.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

For the toast I eat every day: I use spelt polenta bread from Bub and Grandma’s and a polenta Pullman loaf from She-Wolf Bakery, at Canyon and at home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

However, in his victory speech, he spelt out his vision for Hungary as a country "where no-one is stigmatised for thinking differently than the majority, or loving differently than the majority".

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 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

In modern English there are two distinct words, ‘human’ and ‘humane’, but in seventeenth-century English there is one word, usually spelt ‘humane’, with two distinct meanings.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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