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137:73rd Scripps National Spelling Bee
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252:(2002 film)
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313:2015-03-13
259:References
250:Spellbound
230:prior year
178:Spellbound
113:Pronouncer
52:Nupur Lala
224:Although
100:logorrhea
65:Residence
243:See also
35:Location
226:Jamaica
163:Winners
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