spared

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Appeared in the October 11, 2025, print edition as 'President Orders Spared Convicts a Lifetime of Torment'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Spared thanks to the efforts of his employer, Google, Alvin stumbles upon secret information that reveals suppressed details about the camps.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

Spared initially, small towns in rural Kansas were so overwhelmed that hospitals had to fly patients hundreds of miles away for treatment.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Spared from the ravages of World War II, it later became something close to a living museum, a popular destination for school trips and people hoping for a glimpse of the country’s history and tradition.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022

I retain the earnest desire after full dedication to God, Spared to see the last moments of another year; I am resolved that God shall have my heart.

From Religion in Earnest A Memorial of Mrs. Mary Lyth, of York by Lyth, John