spared

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The leaders of Israel and Lebanon said they had agreed to a deal in which Beirut would be spared as long as Hezbollah didn’t hit Israeli towns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

He vowed that no one involved in corruption would be spared, even “brothers-in-arms.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The international study found that more than two-thirds of its participants could be spared the side of effects of chemotherapy and be treated with hormone therapy alone.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

It notably does not include forest lost to fires, but after a record fire season in 2024, the country was relatively spared major infernos last year.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

He had had a very hard time indeed to persuade the King, but he had spared no pains.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton