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spell

[spel] / spɛl /






VERB
give rest, relief
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After telling interviewers she wanted to play Grushenka in an adaptation of “The Brothers Karamazov,” they asked her if she could spell the character’s name.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Even by mid-summer standards, the current hot spell would be significant - let alone for May.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Carrick signed a permanent two-year deal on Friday after a spell in interim charge following Ruben Amorim's sacking in January.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The company didn’t spell out many details about its national-security work but noted the National Reconnaissance Office, a U.S. spy agency focused on space-based intelligence work, is a customer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

“Though, Lloyd, why you can’t spell expectorate when it’s spelled just like it sounds, I cannot fathom.”

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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