spare
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Captain Fatima Sana's side lost their final seven wickets for 31 runs and were bowled out with three overs to spare, with leg-spinner Sree Charani also taking 3-21.
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026
The 1983 reforms passed with months to spare.
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
Whoever’s supporting McLeod’s activities — whatever they might be other than supposedly bringing reconciliation to Republicans and Democrats — they appear to have money to spare.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Like, yesterday at work when a jumbo-sized Pepsi spilled all over her T-shirt, she refused my spare shirt because it was a cotton-poly blend instead of something called OEKO-TEX certified organic cotton.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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