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From front left: Christine Alex of Chicago, Sumedh Garimella of Duluth, Ga., and Mary Horton of West Melbourne, Fla., wait for their turn during the semifinals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Thursday, May 29, 2014, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)