spirited
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I told him I was planning to be more like my spirited grandmother, who had never apologized for her age and lived to be 94.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
"They're very spirited, and you get the tribalism, so it's the closest thing we have to European football fanbases," Dubiski told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"South Africa has lost a unique and spirited individual whose light shone brightly while it lasted," Mzaca added in a tribute on the Mail & Guardian news site.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The Rahims had always been a spirited bunch when eating together, constantly interrupting each other in a friendly competition for airtime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“I would, too. I read a book about one. What a remarkable, spirited bird.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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