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spring

[spring] / sprɪŋ /








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Above-average rainfall is needed across England for the next seven months for all areas to recover from drought by spring 2027, according to new research.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Last spring, Pew Research Center released its annual survey comparing how Americans and others around the world view the United States’ global role.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

He joined the track team last spring with the intention to get faster.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 16, 2026

In the spring of 2025, his personal attorney and political adviser Tim Parlatore was involved in efforts to polygraph Patrick Weaver, the secretary’s senior adviser.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

When we arrived at the spring, Grandpa and I got down on our bellies and had a good drink.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

After Rory was referred to GOSH, medics thought he may benefit from the new nitinol springs, instead of the traditional steel springs, because his case was severe.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

But the great virtue of democracy is that, as long as there’s another election on the horizon, hope springs eternal for Congress doing something.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

In a will, this is typically set up as what’s called a testamentary trust, which is a trust that springs out of a will.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

"The Smyrnaeans have the river Meles, with its lovely water, and at its springs is the grotto, where they say Homer composed his poems," wrote the 2nd-century Greek chronicler and geographer Pausanias.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Then at night he sat at his bench, cleaning old springs and wheels and trying to make the work last out until bedtime.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

He dropped to his knees, then sprang up, punched his fist into the air and shouted: "We have done it."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

A youngster sprang from the grass, running toward its mother, draped in what looked like a roomy shag carpet.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Bystanders – including Craig Bowe, who made three rescue attempts – sprang into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

In 1942, when one of the leaders of the House Un-American Activities Committee baselessly accused the famous educator and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune of being a communist, Smith sprang into action.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

The motor sprang to life with a grand purr, and Mike and Opoku cheered.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The contact lens maker just sprung a surprise no one saw coming.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

The series has sprung, somewhat unusually, from Davidson’s guest role in a 33-year-old two-episode arc on Martin Lawrence’s Fox sitcom, “Martin.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Since then, data centers have sprung up across Texas.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

When the first leak sprung in 2022, the remodeling project was funded partly by insurance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 1, 2026

It looked like a party had somehow sprung up right in the middle of the hot concrete sidewalk.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

Companies like Caterpillar and Cummins are raising production of generators critical as backup-power options for data centers springing up all over the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

But the more unavailable your manager is, the less likely they will be looking for you — or springing a last-minute assignment on you.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Recognising those challenges, efforts to support new music are springing up around the UK.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The field is more crowded now, with Bowlero, Top Golf, and other eat-and-play concepts springing up in many of the same areas.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Boo grins, her knees springing up and down.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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