spartan
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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
Ms. Rosenwein quotes the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus, summarizing his opinion that “when a white-haired man falls to the enemy, he is a ‘shameful sight,’ whereas a young man dead on the battlefield is beautiful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
“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
Penelope was surprised to hear it, for Mrs. Clarke ran the household with the iron hand of, well, a Spartan general, and that meant she was nearly always on the premises.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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