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spent

[spent] / spɛnt /


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"Anyone who ever spent time with Rob Reiner knows that the minute that you met him, he felt like an old friend," she said, to emotional applause from the gathered A-listers and critics.

From Barron's

The chain has spent the past year assessing its business, with executives looking to change everything from its franchising strategy to how it builds its pizzas.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms Gould said his time served has gone by "too fast" - meanwhile she has spent the last six years fighting to improve protection for victims and their families.

From BBC

"We spent so much time talking about completely ordinary concerns," she said.

From BBC

But Bini Suresh, a dietitian, who has spent 20 years working with obese and overweight patients, is exasperated by the idea.

From BBC