spring
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This spring, Space-Eyes began talks to go public through a merger with a blank check company—a common way in which small companies go public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The number of passengers passing through Scotland's airports rose sharply in the spring, largely driven by budget airlines.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The longer that conflict drags out, the more likely that it’s going to impact fall fertilizer needs and then spring 2027 fertilizer needs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The first few glimpses at the economy in the third quarter appear to show Americans scaling back after splurging in the spring.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Mary Redfield grabbed a wrap and followed her good neighbor out into the cold spring night.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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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
My favorite Celsius, the not-too-sweet Peach Mango Green Tea, put springs in my sneakers when I downed it before a run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
“This groundwater mining proposal would drain the desert and rob the Mojave of its rare springs and wildlife habitat,” said Chance Wilcox, California desert associate director of the National Parks Conservation Assn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
In the dimly lit cellars of London's oldest wine merchant, Texas is not the first thing that springs to mind.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
She crossed windswept fields and leaped over thickets of shrubs and passed hot springs that sent steam floating into the sky.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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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
Araki sprang out of the New Queer Cinema of the ’90s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 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 movement sprang from an online joke that went viral.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
People sprang to their feet, snatching up glasses and plates, scrambling for the stairs, while the cat clawed halfway up the curtain in consternation.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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In the state’s Midcoast and Downeast regions, about a dozen tour operators have sprung up to serve the burgeoning puffin-cruise business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When the first leak sprung in 2022, the remodeling project was funded partly by insurance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Bystanders – including Craig Bowe, who made three rescue attempts – sprung into action as the tragedy unfolded, administering CPR to the Rahmans.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The United Nations organization will provide around 500,000 tons of food to remote areas and the makeshift shelters that have sprung up across the quake zone.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
I tell him about the plank that sprung loose near the keel, and how I’m pretty sure it’s gone bad.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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Because springing for and maintaining a fleet of its own is costly, ICE has historically outsourced its deportation flights to private companies or used military and Coast Guard vessels.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
But there’s a strong chance something will go wrong during many of those vacations, which makes a convincing case for buying a travel-insurance policy — especially if you’ll be springing for a pricey trip.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
While luxury hotels are springing up in Ashgabat and Avaza, the main seaside resort on the Caspian Sea, the rest of the country is poorly equipped for visitors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
"There hasn't been that visible community policing that might have in the past deterred these very obvious shops from springing up."
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
“What was that your dad said about springing immediately?”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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