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Missouri teens miss out on National Spelling Bee finals
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Spelling champions from Missouri did an outstanding job but will have to wait until next year to make the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals. Sonia Babuol Kulkarni, 13, 8th Grader from John Burroughs School, St. Louis advanced to the 7th round. She was eliminated during a word meaning round of the competition. Her question: What is another word forgainsay? Correct answer: contradict.
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