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spell

[spel] / spɛl /






VERB
give rest, relief
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A breakthrough spell at St Mirren came to an end in 2015, and he joined a Hibs side then in the second tier after potential moves to Wigan and Houston Dynamo failed to materialise.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

On Monday, when it first emerged that Stokes and Gus Atkinson were in hot water, there was an immediate feeling it would spell the end of Stokes' captaincy.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Manufacturing is at the heart of everything the world’s largest food company is doing as it tries to revive its shares following a bruising spell.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I’ve been under the spell of Didion’s sentences for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

It was only supposed to be for a night, but the next day, no one could find the Harlequin to change it back, and no one else had any idea how to undo the spell.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness




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