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spartan

[spahr-tn] / ˈspɑr tn /


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The question was about the student section’s harassment of former Spartan Xavier Booker, which seemed like a legitimate query considering Booker had a terrible game.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“That’s relieving to the market,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

The war comes to be defined by the Spartan general Brasidas, who goes on to wrong-foot Thucydides in 424 B.C., and Cleon, who may have engineered Thucydides’ exile.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“Both gold and silver are experiencing a steep decline not seen in many years,” says Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

Fear washed over her, as it had in the Spartan temple.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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