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spell

[spel] / spɛl /






VERB
give rest, relief
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Like many European countries, the Netherlands has been hit by a historic summer drought caused by a prolonged dry spell, exceptional heat and intense evaporation.

From Barron's Aug. 15, 2026

Not while he’s flustered and frustrated — which you can’t spell without rust, though even Roberts admitted, “I don’t know how long you can use the rust thing, which I’ve certainly used.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Ramon Calderon, who led the club from 2006 to 2009, has welcomed the appointment, but warned the Portuguese cannot simply recreate the approach of his first spell.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The recent regulatory shifts don’t spell doom for power plant owners, but the broad direction of travel favors new power generation—both on and off the grid.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

All the way through she sang, while I stared straight ahead, not daring to turn around for fear of breaking the spell.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Many of the features that make Head Start distinct from mainstream preschools are spelled out in 122 pages of performance standards.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2026

EU trade spokesman Olof Gill said: "It is our clear understanding and expectation that the US will honor the commitments that are spelled out under the EU-US Joint Statement, whatever tariff regime is constructed."

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

The desire of the French government and companies to lead joint defense projects has sometimes spelled the plans’ demise.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

But Scatchard was spelled incorrectly, and her search failed.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Dylan’s love for Elliott Smith can go overboard sometimes, like when he gave me shit for a solid week because I once spelled Elliott’s name without the second t.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

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

From her clothing store on the high street, she has distributed official-looking signage spelling out exactly where to park and for how long without risking a ticket.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

Last week, the family was traveling to Montreal but was initially unable to board their flight because one of his daughters had a problem with the spelling of her name on her ticket.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

A Welsh news site says Andy Burnham provided an "error-filled" article for publication spelling out his pitch to Wales.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

I struggled in my English class but always did well on spelling tests, which we had once a week.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

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

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

A second operation in May last year could have spelt the end of Cilic's career.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2025

But my name was on the envelope, and spelt correctly, an unusual thing.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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