spared
Example Sentences
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Bargain US carrier Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy in 2025 for the second time in a year, could be spared by a controversial potential White House rescue package.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
Implicit in all this is protection for the several million American citizens who live in Mexico, the largest community of U.S. expatriates, who have thus far mostly been spared cartel violence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Tuczemskyi considers his partner a hero and is grateful for the maternal instinct that spared his family even more heartache.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Yet that neutrality has not spared Kfar Chouba and neighboring villages from attack.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
The Soviets spared no energy in maneuvering for every advantage they could.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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