spirit
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Many of the Mull fans interviewed are still with us—Steve Martin, for instance, a solidly kindred spirit and a major supporter of Mull’s painting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
We did, however, register a website for our new school ventures, ProPublicaAcademy.com, and even designed some fun pencils to show our school spirit.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
"Her warmth, spirit and fight for justice and action that we saw on our screens continued long after the programme ended, with a lifetime of campaigning where she changed the lives of millions," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
“I am in awe of their spirit and resilience.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
He wasn’t about to give any spirit the satisfaction of seeing him sleep on the floor like a dog.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
Sales in Constellation’s beer business, which includes Corona and Modelo, rose 5%, while its wine and spirits business saw a 17% increase in sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The couple adopted Hobie as a child and said he had been in "good spirits" the last time they saw him before his death.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The German discount chain sought a pub license at the location this summer after the store couldn’t get permission to sell wine, beer or spirits on its shelves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Those spirits look poised to benefit from that same workaround tied to bulk shipments and U.S.-based bottling operations.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The Brooklyn Eagle wrote that contact with spirits, “rests on extremely slender foundations,” but was also, “worthy of serious investigation.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
These are just some of the bold, controversial statements that have come up at “Unpopular Opinion,” a live, interactive event where people share and defend their hot takes in front of a spirited audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
"They're very spirited, and you get the tribalism, so it's the closest thing we have to European football fanbases," Dubiski told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Our country has a long and famous history of spirited disputations and political acrimony; it is both a blessing and a curse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Since 1982, policymakers and prominent economists have gathered in this remote valley ringed by mountains in Grand Teton National Park -- known to most people more for its bison than for spirited debates on macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
His father spirited Krishna away, not stopping until he arrived at a river swollen in flood.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
“You can be in a sort of magpie mode where you’re always looking for things to use, and spiriting those things back to your creative process,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“He was going to retire a very wealthy man, but because he wanted more, what he’s going to be known for from now on is spiriting himself away from Japan by hiding in a box.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
It has carried out spectacular missions such as hunting down Arab enemies through Europe, capturing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and, with agents disguised as scuba diving instructors, spiriting Ethiopian Jews out to Israel.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
War heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
“The Reds say you’re charging ’em with spiriting away the old man’s daughter.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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