spate

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The proximity has prompted a spate of British media reports about security in the area and the potential for Iran to have monitored consular activities from close range.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Torbjorn Soltvedt, an analyst at risk intelligence company Verisk Maplecroft, said the incident marked a major uptick in tensions in the Gulf following a spate of barrages fired by Iran across the region.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Often referred to as “living drugs,” they have driven a spate of acquisitions at larger companies.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

Any appearance on the network probably would have generated a spate of negative stories.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

There was an immediate spate of loud, frightened chatter from the regiment of Guerrilla Shrews.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques