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Glee is not, however, the word that sprung to mind when Claude and Mom had a little exchange about the spelling of Katherine of Aragon’s name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
But worry not, even a viewer who doesn’t know who Blanchard is can surmise this correlation to the bigger picture thanks to Schoenbrun quite literally spelling it out for us.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
That indicates that the person is not particularly tuned in to the proper spelling of the word, or that they didn't do a close edit of what they wrote, Eggington explains.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 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
However, when it came to spelling, her own name was so difficult to get right that she had given up on the subject altogether.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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Noah Webster, the creator of the first American dictionary of English, championed the spellings “opake,” “soop” and “spunge”—all of which now look like howlers waiting for a red pen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
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
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
In the girl's list, last year's number one 'Sophia' fell into eighth place after the organisation changed the way they count to include different spellings.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
"I'm sure it's Windkloppel, Judge, I checked all my spellings three times over."
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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