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spartan

[spahr-tn] / ˈspɑr tn /


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They often live in spartan conditions and earn meager wages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

That Seu marries the feminine and the spartan in her space feels intentional — a reflection of the dualities that animate her life and work.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 20, 2025

For example, he has covered the walls of the previously spartan Oval Office with gold, paintings and ornaments.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

It’s not a 2005 LG flip phone, but it’s more spartan than what most of us use today.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2025

Auma had arranged for me and Barack to stay in a friend’s empty apartment, a spartan one-bedroom in a nondescript cinder-block building that had been painted bright pink.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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