spare
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But the spare use of cutting in key moments can be a drag — when your brain is working faster than the movie, that’s a problem.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
"I urgently call on parties to spare civilians and civilian objects in all military operations. It is their obligation under international humanitarian law."
From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026
Your mom probably thought she was on top of things and was avoiding getting your involved in order to spare you the burden and her the embarrassment.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The Shakers, with their signature spare style, have had an outsize impact on material culture, considering their numbers—a peak estimated at 6,000 members in the mid-19th century—and segregation from the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
As casualties mounted, Pétain did his best to spare his troops by rotating them in and out of the battle zone.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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