for a spell
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Promoters scraped out regional fiefdoms where transient performers would fight for a spell before jumping ship in search of better deals.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
But she was “kind almost to a fault,” said Landers, a contractor who lived with her for a spell in his 20s and worked in the cafe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Administration officials try to pull Dr. Fauci and others off air for a spell to reassess their overall communications strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
They ran rings round the South Americans for a spell.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
He looked for a spell of self-transformation, but being slow to read the runes yet and understanding little of what he read, he could not find what he sought.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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