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Two Hoosiers have made it to the semifinal round of the 82nd Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Eighth-graders Vaibhav Vavilala of Carmel and Kennyi Aouad of Terre Haute are among 41 spellers competing for a spot in tonight’s finals. The event’s reigning champion is also a Hoosier: 13-year-old Sameer Mishra of West Lafayette.
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