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Asked for a comment on what the correct spelling should be, Logan replied, “Which one?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Giles Mason, who runs the Take 5 to Stop Fraud campaign at UK Finance which represents the banking and finance industry, said scam emails used to be "riddled with spelling mistakes, poor grammar".
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
A trust gives you more control by spelling out your wishes in detail.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
What remains unclear is whether superstars such as Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau will find that palatable or seek a path back to the PGA Tour—potentially spelling the end for LIV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
One winter she was coaching Little Britches for the statewide spelling bee.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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
Other spellings of the name also made the list: Mohammed came in 21st place, with 1,760 given the name, and Mohammad in 53rd place, with 986.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 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
I have occasionally used modern spellings to clarify the meaning of these personal accounts and recollections.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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