spare
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Eleri Williams, 18, set up an online football shirt resale business from her parents' spare room during her GCSEs.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
As Beck later recalled on the “Relentless” podcast, in the early days he would scavenge for spare parts in junkyards to save money.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
The arrangement of Noguchi’s sculptural set pieces—some heavy and solid, others linear and light, alongside Graham’s mostly form-fitting costumes—evokes spare landscapes framing theatrical fashion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Drawing boldly from her own life and the loss of a cherished friend, the best-selling author delivers a spare, witty and incandescent story about family trauma and the mysteries of memory.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
We don’t take any more blood than it can spare.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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