spirit
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“The real spirit of this whole trend, I believe, is the person’s uniqueness,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
"For Wada to put anything on the list, it's got to hit two out of three criteria: dangerous to health, performance enhancing, and against the spirit of sport," Close explains.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
But Anderson and Dr. King changed all that, and it is good to know that their spirit has long endured, both above ground and below.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It made me laugh so hard, I knew from that point on that he was a kindred spirit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
But the resulting conclusions—whether spirit communication was true or false—could also pull people apart.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Three years ago, fans of the Philadelphia Phillies famously buoyed the spirits of underperforming shortstop Trea Turner by giving him the same kind of standing ovation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
The movie, starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea and Maisie Richardson-Sellers, follows the story of a young woman who can bring spirits into the mortal world but is herself haunted.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
The US distillers association reported similar numbers - saying provincial bans have caused exports of American spirits to drop by more than 70%.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
“You always knew how to make people smile, lift their spirits and remind them that everything was going to be okay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Lizzie had worried for weeks about how quickly the idea of spirits had taken over her family.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
If you, too, have abandoned bars of soap in your bathroom, Dan’s spirited and incredibly thorough reporting might just make you think twice the next time you stock up.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
After a spirited chat about investing in mainland China, he demanded: “You must come to my club for dinner. We have a new French chef.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lifted by a spirited second-quarter showing, Mayo emerged for the second half and continued to rattle Kerry, shutting down space and flooding forward in numbers.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Mexico players and coaches were disappointed they could not give thousands of fans a win, instead falling 3-2 in a spirited match at rowdy Azteca Stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
Looking in the other direction, she saw that the coach was pulled by four spirited, pure black Andalusians.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Parada, co-founder of the treasure-hunting outfit Finders Keepers, has long suspected the FBI of conducting a secret overnight dig for the gold and spiriting it away.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023
It has carried out spectacular missions such as hunting down Arab enemies through Europe, capturing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and, with agents disguised as scuba diving instructors, spiriting Ethiopian Jews out to Israel.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
L’Avant-Garde wastes zero time spiriting patrons across the pond.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2023
War heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
But this time as I thought of him a gentle calm settled over me, pushing away the shame and hurt as though spiriting me away for a healing respite.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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