spunky
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In other travel news this week, there were obits galore for spunky Spirit Airlines after it went out of business early Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"We will always feel blessed to have had this beautiful spunky ray of light in our lives. She will live on in our hearts forever!"
From BBC • Jul. 5, 2025
A spunky 56-year-old, who has been homeless herself, she was lured away from a 30-year career in commercial purchasing to become a full-time outreach worker for Harbor Interfaith.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024
In the photo, Halsey adorns a spunky pixie haircut and overplucked skinny eyebrows to pay homage to O'Riordan's cherry red short hairdo and overall '00s punk rock aesthetic.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
Before dusk, Blue Bill, a spunky tiercel with an unusually dark beak, called to his parents, and a snip of liver started his system working.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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