spared
Example Sentences
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The fallout could ultimately cause limited disruption to Iranian oil production, with energy infrastructure completely spared, or spur possible retaliation by Iran—or anything in between, Dhar said.
However, others said their careers were rescued by the furlough programme, while some business owners said they were saved by government support schemes and spared having to make redundancies.
From BBC
Worker unrest could boil over in home country France, largely spared mass layoffs until now, where bosses say they want to slash work-from-home options.
From Barron's
State policies have spared school districts from the full immediate impact of a funding loss tied to decreasing enrollment.
From Los Angeles Times
An ad in the San Francisco Examiner declared that “we have spared nothing to create a distinctive store of which we feel all San Francisco may well be proud.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
