spare
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It also called for creating a “Component Repair Center,” essentially a submarine spare parts warehouse, that could quickly ship replacements to subs and repair broken parts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
We thought the new Lakers’ regime would get to work without a second to spare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Uefa was able to allocate them a spare dressing room, normally used by the officials, to give them more space and the same as Villa.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
After nearly half a century in space, the Voyagers now have extremely limited power to spare.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
But Mr. Hardy had started fixing up the spare room just in case she changed her mind.
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
The novel spares none of the details of this formative excursion, winningly capturing the singalongs and relay races, the mountain hikes and mess-hall protocols.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“While nothing can undo the loss of Zayde, this resolution spares his loved ones from having to relive these horrific events through a lengthy and painful jury trial.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
The move spares the concerts-and-ticketing giant from the threat of its business being broken up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026
So naming a price — one that spares possible enemies — angers them.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
But something different, sparer and clever is happening with “Enter Ghost,” thanks to Hammad’s adaptation of a Western play.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 4, 2023
During Hailstork’s piece — structured as a Black American history lesson given by a character named Toil — I felt that some sparer moments were less than ideally balanced in the auditorium.
From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
Both Churchill and Zelenskyy inspired with their rhetoric, though Churchill’s words were more grandiose, while the Ukrainian leader’s message is sparer and more direct.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2022
Though its sparer instrumentation deviates from the futuristic electronic synthesis of “Running Up That Hill,” it shares in the song’s openness and wonder, in its enlightened feeling of breaking through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2022
There, standing just inside the door, tanned like saddle leather, somewhat grayer about the temples and sparer of figure than of old, but with the strong vigour of active months, stood Victor McCalloway.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
The softer light makes even the sparest of holiday décor feel homier.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 6, 2023
It is not the city’s fanciest, or its sparest.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2022
He’s known to demand only the sparest detail in his briefings, and his workdays frequently include hours watching cable news and posting on Twitter.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2020
Here’s Berlin’s great gift — or, one of them: the power to spark life on the page using the sparest of words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2018
They understood each other, using the sparest words.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“With no expense spared, this property boasts luxury quality construction, with grand scale and volume throughout, flooded with fresh air and brilliant Southern California sunlight,” the description states.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Jeselnik believes his stage persona spared him from that particular crisis of self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
While some families were relieved they would be spared the ordeal of a trial, others told me they had wanted to see him questioned in court about what had happened to their loved ones.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
The iPhone maker in June raised prices for its Mac computers and iPad tablets, citing spiraling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of artificial intelligence, though it spared the iPhone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Did Mother not realize what she had been spared?
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
The magistrate called the incident "a single act of stupidity or frustration" when sparing him a criminal record.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
With your home in Illinois paid off and a cash purchase in Florida, you’re largely sparing your monthly budget, but not completely.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
The tech giant said it had “never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly” as it lifted prices by as much as 25% on key items, while sparing increases for its signature iPhone.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
It can be broken into hydrogen and oxygen to produce rocket fuel, sparing tomorrow’s explorers the need to carry enough for the trip home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
She did not cry or bid for pity—and he knew she was sparing him these things.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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