spirit
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We did, however, register a website for our new school ventures, ProPublicaAcademy.com, and even designed some fun pencils to show our school spirit.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
That this doesn’t play like jokey stunt casting speaks to the spirit of communal, all-hands-on-deck engagement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Pitts has battled through this crucial period following a bicep injury, and his determination and leadership are integral to the spirit within the dressing room.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
So you’re talking about the same kind of spirit.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
On day twelve of this great spirit silence, Mr. Capron and Mr. Willets knocked at the front door.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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If nothing else, I hoped the mild climate and views of snow-capped peaks would buoy my spirits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
"People forget he was my carer, so it's role reversal, although I'm not really looking after him. I'm just trying to keep his spirits up."
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
After failing to get a license to sell wine, beer or spirits in the Belfast store, the retailer found an unorthodox solution: Apply for a pub license.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
U.S. spirits exports to Canada fell roughly 70% over a 12-month period, dropping from $232 million to $72 million, while U.S. wine exports to Canada plunged by 87%, from $456 million to $60 million.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
This lighthearted, ladylike reputation created an entire market of products around the sisters and their spirits.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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Ms. would become known for spirited, frank coverage of subjects that were typically only spoken about quietly: workplace and domestic inequalities, domestic violence, homosexuality, racism, date rape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Since 1982, policymakers and prominent economists have gathered in this valley ringed by mountains in Grand Teton National Park -- known to most people more for its bison than for spirited debates on macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
Yes, “Spa Weekend” is a plate of reheated “Wedding Crashers” nachos, because no one stirs up cheerful chaos like the spirited Fisher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
If you, too, have abandoned bars of soap in your bathroom, Dan’s spirited and incredibly thorough reporting might just make you think twice the next time you stock up.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
With its soaring steeples, stained glass windows and chiming bells, it was a way more mainstream affair than the little white clapboard number that had spirited Stan away.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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“You can be in a sort of magpie mode where you’re always looking for things to use, and spiriting those things back to your creative process,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Parada, co-founder of the treasure-hunting outfit Finders Keepers, has long suspected the FBI of conducting a secret overnight dig for the gold and spiriting it away.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
It has carried out spectacular missions such as hunting down Arab enemies through Europe, capturing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and, with agents disguised as scuba diving instructors, spiriting Ethiopian Jews out to Israel.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
War heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
I have an image of spiriting Cordelia away, rescuing her.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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