smelled

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Mary Ziegler, a professor at the UC Davis School of Law and an expert on American parental rights laws, said the ruling was “arguably significantly more extensive than the Supreme Court has spelled out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Ten kilometres away, Edzel Baylon, a staffer at the Isla Jardin del Mar resort, bemoaned a newly changed landscape that spelled trouble for a destination that touted a white sand beach holiday experience.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

But nowhere were the restrictions spelled out in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

At Christmas, we make my great-grandaunt’s tres leches cake for dessert, which comes from a hand-written recipe so old the measurements and method aren’t clearly spelled out.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

After half an hour, raps spelled out, “Now see me rise.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock