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FILE - In this May 31, 2018 file photo, Lauren Guo, 12, from Arvada, Colo., competes in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md. An unremarkable sound can be the toughest thing for spellers to master at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. It's known as the schwa. It sounds like &quot;Uh,&quot; and any vowel can make the sound. Spellers have a variety of techniques to figure out unfamiliar schwas, but none of the strategies is foolproof, and sometimes the only things to do are to memorize the word or guess. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Correction: Spelling Bee story

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Karthik Nemmani, 14, from McKinney, Texas, is presented with the Scripps National Spelling Bee trophy by Adam Symson, president and CEO, E.W. Scripps Company, after he won the bee, in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Karthik Nemmani wins the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Melodie Loya, 13, from Bainbridge, N.Y., right, hugs Tara Singh, 13, from Louisville, Ky., left, after Tara received her medal to advance to the final round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Oxon Hill, Md., Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Tara is also advancing to the final round. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Wild card triumph: Little-known speller wins national bee

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