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  "id": 755622,
  "title": "‘Lauf’ and ‘minceur’: the words that made a 13-year-old from Melbourne a world Scrabble champion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/lauf-and-minceur-the-words-that-made-a-13-year-old-from-melbourne-a",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T09:55:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/13/lauf-and-minceur-the-words-that-made-a-13-year-old-from-melbourne-a-world-scrabble-champion"
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  "summary": "Dineth Fernando – who moved to Australia with his family in February – says he just needed to ‘find the word and play – that’s all’ Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Dineth Fernando’s first language isn’t English and he only arrived in Melbourne six months ago – but already he’s claimed an international Scrabble title with an Australian flag draped around his shoulders.…",
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        "title": "‘Lauf’ and ‘minceur’: the words that made a 13-year-old from Melbourne a world Scrabble champion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/lauf-and-minceur-the-words-that-made-a-13-year-old-from-melbourne-a-756732",
        "published": "2026-08-13T09:55:09.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}