spartan

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“That’s relieving to the market,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

After being consulted by the referee, it appears Tom Izzo asks former Spartan, Paul Davis, to leave his seat.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

The war comes to be defined by the Spartan general Brasidas, who goes on to wrong-foot Thucydides in 424 B.C., and Cleon, who may have engineered Thucydides’ exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Imperial overreach comes home: financial crisis, a Spartan fleet off the coast of Attica and an oligarchic coup in Athens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“Oh, my. Well, we must certainly work on changing that. For now, we will stick with four members on every team. Just like the four horses pulling that Spartan lady Cynisca’s chariot.”

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein