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spun

[spuhn] / spʌn /
ADJECTIVE
netted
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In Lennar’s land banking arrangement with Millrose Properties, the internal land bank it spun off last year, the land is cross-collateralized into pools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Unilever has spun off its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream business and sold its tea brands in recent years.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The day of Scott’s stem cell treatment, a nurse first extracted 80 cc of his blood, which was spun down to produce platelet-rich plasma; after that, red blood cells were removed, leaving concentrated plasma proteins.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Vonn lost control on the first jump, spun sideways in the air, slammed to the ground and needed to be airlifted from the course.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He spun around faster and faster and higher and higher, and you know what?

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney