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Semifinals #1
Claire Zuo, of Palmetto Bay, Fla., advanced to the semifinals of the National Spelling Bee. She hopes to return to Washington for the competition next spring.
Semifinals #2
Plano, Texas’ Narahari Bharadwaj nearly missed a trip to the finals at the National Spelling Bee.
Advancing to the Top 10
In his second national spelling bee, Prakash Mishra of Marvin, N.C., finished ninth in the competition.