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[spel-ing] / ˈspɛl ɪŋ /
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The building features giant stone letters on the top spelling out part of a speech that Obama gave in 2015 in Selma, Alabama, the cradle of the civil rights movement.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

One note: We have changed some capitalization, spelling and punctuation; no need to make this even harder than it is.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Try our spelling bee below to see how you stack up.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The Velvet Gang practices FFF: Fashion-Forward Filanthropy — an intentional spelling mistake, or “branding,” as Mariah calls it.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

I took out Smollet’s letter, and as I read it it seemed to me that the lesson of the spelling of the name of the court might guide me.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker



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