spate
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The trial is the latest case seeking justice for a spate of similar thefts in recent years from libraries across Europe, suspected to be the work of an organised network.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Novelists are taking note: tradwives star in a spate of recent books.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
During the state’s last major spate of poisonings in 2016, 14 cases were reported.
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
That’s what’s peculiar about Gyllenhaal’s recent spate: These characters feel almost outdated, as if he’d fantasized, years ago, about playing parts like these but never got the opportunity when he was Hollywood’s critical darling.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
North of the compound, the brook was in full spate, choked with leaves and bits of wood, but the scouts had found where the ford lay and the column was able to splash across.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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