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spelling

[spel-ing] / ˈspɛl ɪŋ /
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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

Distributors are asked to provide the metadata for each individual song, which makes it possible for a bad actor to submit music using an existing artist's name, or one with a very similar spelling.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

Elementary school children take diagnostic tests for phonics and spelling at the start of camp and again toward the end.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

The two sides still have to finalize agreements spelling out the services that will be provided at each venue by July 2027.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

I add, hoping to win a smile for using a spelling word.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

The predictive text is supposed to learn your style and improve over time, but depending on the fixes you do or don’t accept, it can learn incorrect spellings in place of correct ones.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 29, 2026

The so-called invading force of my generation assimilated to the point where our kids are named Brandon and Ashley in all sorts of spellings.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2025

Other spellings of the name Mohammed and Mohammad also made the top 100 list for England and Wales.

From BBC Dec. 5, 2024

And because Jefferson's original moniker was spelled as Megalonyx, any other subsequent spellings of the name, like some that utilize the -onix suffix, are incorrect.

From Science Daily Mar. 26, 2024

But the various spellings of even one name can reveal a strong disparity.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt



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