spare
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In fact, as supplies grew, San Diegans have cut their water use nearly 50% over the past quarter-century—leaving the city with water to spare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Investors have uneasily adjusted to a new normal, where companies that used to be some of the world’s biggest and most reliable free cash-flow generators now don’t have a lot of cash to spare.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Cuban farmers have already been operating under severe constraints imposed by U.S. sanctions — struggling to obtain spare parts to repair tractors, access fertilizers and pesticides or secure basic inputs like seeds.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
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
“Jump!” warned Joe, and Frank just missed tripping over a couple of paint cans that were lying outside, probably for the spare room.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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