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By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 1, 2012
OXON HILL, Md. — Snigdha Nandipati heard a few words she didn’t know during the National Spelling Bee, but never when she stepped to the microphone.
Calm and collected throughout, the 14-year-old from San Diego spelled “guetapens,” a French-derived word....