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It can assist with spelling, grammar, organization and fact-checking, but none of those functions creates original ideas, compelling characters or a meaningful story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
Last week, the family was traveling to Montreal but was initially unable to board their flight because one of his daughters had a problem with the spelling of her name on her ticket.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Some of that spelling is next to impossible.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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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
The authorities from police forces in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have given different ages and name spellings for the escapees.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024
I auditioned different spellings, each worse than the last.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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