The National Spelling Bee had been held every year since 1945. In 2020, however, the coronavirus caused the spelling bee to be canceled, or cancelled.
     
“C-A-N-C-E-L-E-D: The National Spelling Bee has been called off for the first time since 1945” was posted on Twitter by AP Sports on April 21, 2020. “Because of Covid for the first time since 1945 the National Spelling Bee is cancil… cancul… cansel… it’s been called off” was posted on Twitter by Kyle Carrier on May 11, 2020. The spelling joke has been printed on several images.
   
     
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
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Wikipedia: Scripps National Spelling Bee
The Scripps National Spelling Bee (formerly the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee and commonly called the National Spelling Bee) is an annual spelling bee held in the United States. The bee is run on a not-for-profit basis by The E. W. Scripps Company and is held at a hotel or convention center in Washington, D.C. during the week following Memorial Day weekend.
             
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Mark Albert
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P-A-N-D-E-M-I-C: Scripps National Spelling Bee called off because of coronavirus #COVID19, @AP rpts:
National Spelling Bee called off because of coronavirus
The Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be held as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus, meaning years of preparation by some of the country’s top spellers could go for…
apnews.com
11:33 AM · Mar 20, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Richard Weiner
@richardweiner
‘B-U-M-M-E-R’: National Spelling Bee called off due to coronavirus outbreak
‘B-U-M-M-E-R’: National Spelling Bee called off due to coronavirus outbreak
The 93rd edition of the Scripps National Spelling Bee won’t be held as scheduled this year because of the coronavirus outbreak
theguardian.com
1:07 AM · Mar 21, 2020·Twitter for Android
 
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AP Sports
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C-A-N-C-E-L-E-D: The National Spelling Bee has been called off for the first time since 1945.
by @apbennuckols National Spelling Bee canceled for first time since 1945
There will be no fidgeting at the National Spelling Bee microphone, no banter with pronouncer Jacques Bailly, no pointed questions about definitions or languages of origin, no dreaded bell that…
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2:59 PM · Apr 21, 2020·SocialFlow
 
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Kyle Carrier
@book_of_Kyle
Because of Covid for the first time since 1945 the National Spelling Bee is cancil… cancul… cansel…
it’s been called off.
8:52 AM · May 11, 2020 from Louisiana, USA·Twitter for Android
     
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Doctor Ticklebaum - Humor Therapist/Public Speaker
@doctortickle
Because of Covid, for the first time since 1945, the National Spelling Bee is cancild, canculd, canseld…it’s been called off.
7:34 PM · May 11, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
         
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Ҝ𝕪ℓเ𝑒 ᒎ𝓸𝕣∂𝕒ή
@Lavish_Fixation
Fore the first time since 1945 the National Spelling Bee is cancilt… canculd… canseled…
it’s been called off.
If you have cuestjons abowt when it’s being rescedulled… resketchult… ah the agreed new time, I don’t know but I’ll infoorm yoo when I no.
10:29 AM · May 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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larry shrakes
@LShrakes
Cuz of COVID-19, for the first time since 1945, the national spelling bee is canciled…Kanceld..Canselled.
It’s been called off
12:30 AM · May 16, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Ҝ𝕪ℓเ𝑒 ᒎ𝓸𝕣∂𝕒ή
@Lavish_Fixation
Fore the first time since 1945 the National Spelling Bee is cancilt… canculd… canseled…
it’s been called off.
If you have cuestjons abowt when it’s being rescedulled… resketchult… ah the agreed new time, I don’t know but I’ll infoorm yoo when I no.
10:29 AM · May 12, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
     
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Swedish Canary
@SwedishCanary
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic for the first time since 1945 the National Spelling Bee has been canciled… canculed… canseled… it’s been called off.
11:39 AM · May 23, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
   
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~Marietta
@MariettaDaviz
Because of Covid-19, for the first time since 1945 the National Spelling Bee is canciled…
canculed…
canselled…
oh hell, it’s been called off. Smiling face with halo
#SundayThoughts
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8:47 AM · May 24, 2020·Twitter Web App
 
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Griffin ‘19
@gdjudge
Because of Covid, for the first time since 1945, the National Spelling Bee has been cancil… cansol… cansell…
It’s been called off
4:28 PM · Jul 7, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
 
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Posted by u/VERBERD October 15, 2020
Because of Corona, for the first time since 1945, the national Spelling Bee has been canciled, canseled, canculled…...called off.