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The members of the "Trump Tribe of Texas" – wearing matching gold sequined jackets and necklaces spelling out the president's name – were an older crowd.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

A lot of them had excelled in school: We talked to a boy that had just won a spelling bee, for example.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

The online service Grammarly originated in 2009 as a suite of tools to help ferret out plagiarism in schoolwork or help students hone their grammar and spelling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

“Inflation is creeping higher in our commodity trackers, spelling some potential risk for gross margin.”

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

William Gilbert is the name that he has become known by in the history books, although the preferred contemporary spelling used by his own family was Gilberd.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin