spit
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LinkedIn is peppered with stories of job listings requiring candidates to take questionnaires or use specific words or phrases in cover letters, in order to avoid applications spit out by bots.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The Kushner-tied Albanian real-estate project calls for a swath of hotels, villas and other development on a striking spit of beach in the village of Zvërnec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
It makes no sense that they have led for the longest time despite having finances that are a mere spit in a bucket compared to Celtic's.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Will an offering lead to a spit, a scream, a chase?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
“I am!” he said with a grimace as he wiped the flecks of spit off his cheek.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Tensions have been running high since a spat earlier this year between the Pentagon and Anthropic over the use of AI in the military showed how thorny the decisions can be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
A nasty spat over a huge collection of allegedly stolen Star Wars Lego sets has turned this quiet suburb upside down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Earlier, prior to this spat emerging in public, the prime minister's official spokesman said: "The prime minister and all ministers remain in office and the normal business of government continues."
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Canadians thought the spat had been resolved when Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on June 9 that the bridge would officially open in three days.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
He popped a fistful of plant material into his mouth, chewed it up, then spat it into a clump of wool.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
That’s because the first preseason practice of the Kalen DeBoer era was greeted with a sudden bout of Pacific Northwest weather, as rain spitted on the turf inside Husky Stadium Thursday.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2022
But the King had plenty for himself, his party, and for a banquet of spitted laham-mashwy and rice pilaff for the ship's officers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Defendant Browder instead chose to plead his own case, ably belabored the technical charge on which he was spitted.
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole world is invited, as many reputations as possible are spitted and turned slowly over a sizzling fire, the fumes purposely wafted this way and that.
From Time Magazine Archive
Back at the shelter, he plucked and spitted the woodgrouse, and set it to roast over the fire.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Thrust into a position that was not his, Bradley had to endure the jeers of frenzied aficionados at the start of his professional career, along with spitting and tossed coins.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
Aitch was discovered as a youngster by local entrepreneur Michael Adex, founder of the talent management company NQ, while spitting bars at a local open mic night.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
China’s shipyards, meanwhile, are building the world’s largest navy while spitting out commercial ships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
American consumers and small businesses alike are spitting fire these days about the cost of credit cards, while the companies profiting from them are making money hand over fist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2026
It featured a hummingbear, spitting water into the air, the base black from its brush with the inferno.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
