spanner
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Trivium said the law, once passed, will add “another spanner to Beijing’s growing counter-sanctions legal tool kit.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
It can reduce the amount you have to borrow when life throws you a spanner.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Any new payment system for using the strait would "add another spanner into the works" which may add a "logistical limit or a chokehold" on how many ships can pass through each day, said Das.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Paris had already thrown a spanner in the works by calling this week for a delay to the vote, demanding robust safeguard clauses, tighter import controls and more stringent standards for Mercosur producers.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
And then your first wife’s bastard throws a spanner in the works by handing the one person most likely to put the crown on Oak’s head to your rival.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Divorce, obviously, puts a spanner in the works — and two divorces means two spanners — but you’ve managed to come out of those marriages financially intact.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Biker jackets were paired with skirts bearing cutouts, shimmering silver jackets were cropped and had large shoulders, while prints on colourful dresses depicted spanners and bolts.
From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2022
"But physics has a habit of throwing up spanners in the works."
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2021
But before long, Smith throws spanners in the works.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2019
She fell on her knees, threw open the bag, and tumbled out some spanners and a screwdriver that filled the top part of it.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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