spirit
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He also presented Xi with a sculpture of a bald eagle, America's national symbol, saying it embodied "the free and soaring spirit of America".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
He later describes his work as “cleansing the world of an ancient evil,” and is haunted by a ghastly vision of a spirit he encountered abroad.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Cregger’s film is more faithful to the spirit of the original games, with uncertainty and plenty of monsters just around every dark corner.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
The gender switch makes sense, and Whyland embodies the spirit of artistic cooperation that makes “Begin Again” such an invigorating experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
But Mother played hostess, showing off the bedroom where Maggie and Kate first talked to the spirit.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The spirits giant said Wilson would join as CFO and assume roles on the board and executive committee at some point in 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
With investment from DJ Charlie Sloth it enjoyed rapid growth before being formally acquired by one of the world's largest spirits companies.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
It might have lifted the Rams’ spirits a modicum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Some supporters tried to keep their spirits up by singing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
With Maggie alongside, Leah met them in the foyer, repeating the discouraging message, “The spirits have left us.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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"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
Our country has a long and famous history of spirited disputations and political acrimony; it is both a blessing and a curse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Since 1982, policymakers and prominent economists have gathered in this remote valley ringed by mountains in Grand Teton National Park -- known to most people more for its bison than for spirited debates on macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Yes, “Spa Weekend” is a plate of reheated “Wedding Crashers” nachos, because no one stirs up cheerful chaos like the spirited Fisher.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
But if he saw or heard something he didn’t like, even if he had said it himself, the color would rise in his face and his nostrils flare like a spirited stallion’s.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
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“You can be in a sort of magpie mode where you’re always looking for things to use, and spiriting those things back to your creative process,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“He was going to retire a very wealthy man, but because he wanted more, what he’s going to be known for from now on is spiriting himself away from Japan by hiding in a box.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 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
War heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
I have an image of spiriting Cordelia away, rescuing her.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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