spate
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A spate of heists at French museums, including at the Louvre, has highlighted inadequate security in some cases and led to questions about whether criminal gangs see them as soft targets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
As well as "Succession", the five-times married tycoon has been the subject of a spate of biographies, as well as a new Netflix documentary, "Dynasty: The Murdochs" which was released in March this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
A police force is being given an extra £2m after a spate of crimes followed the death of two police officers and five men in a head-on crash, the home secretary has announced.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
The Merida deal continues a spate of acquisitions by the Indianapolis company, which is flush with cash from its market-leading weight-loss-drug franchise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
A few seedy giants of the Strong Arm, who had been captured by the Orkney faction, turned up and said their homage, but the Lancelot contingent was a spate.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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