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spare

[spair] / spɛər /






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Meanwhile, the district produced a modified plan that would spare some — either 57 or 47 — of the 84 remaining uncut trees, Friends member Jennifer LaPlante said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

“As tensions flare again in the Strait of Hormuz, that room is now smaller and shrinking further as spare capacity has been deployed, demand has compressed, and inventories have been drawn down.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

That may leave more to spare for emergencies — around 246 million barrels, according to the DOE’s latest estimates.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Bairstow, who made 136 from 92 balls, fell just before the end but Stokes remained and thumped the winning boundary to take the home side to victory with 22 overs to spare.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

He pressed on, for his mission was one without moments to spare.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Overall, the spares business has ballooned to about 23% of Howmet’s revenue, up from 11% in 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The pope will arrive by helicopter, a diplomatic subtlety that spares him from landing on French soil without actually visiting France.

From Barron's Mar. 25, 2026

The planning application also includes public access along a circular walk, viewing areas, public toilets, spares to hire and restoration of the existing orchard.

From BBC Mar. 14, 2026

The move spares the concerts-and-ticketing giant from the threat of its business being broken up.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 9, 2026

“If god spares Beth, I’ll try to love and serve Him all my life,” answered Jo, with equal fervor.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Some, I’ve looked at them, and I saw that I want to put more things on the front too,” he continues, looking specifically at one of the sparer pieces near the front of the gallery.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

But something different, sparer and clever is happening with “Enter Ghost,” thanks to Hammad’s adaptation of a Western play.

From Washington Post Apr. 4, 2023

Both Churchill and Zelenskyy inspired with their rhetoric, though Churchill’s words were more grandiose, while the Ukrainian leader’s message is sparer and more direct.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2022

And her life of Penelope Fitzgerald is shorter and sparer than the others — like Fitzgerald, who was elusive and a little mysterious, a great writer of concealment.

From New York Times Feb. 13, 2021

He looked still again perceptibly older, his face continued to grow sparer of flesh, emphasizing the aggressively bony structure of his head.

From Linda Condon by Hergesheimer, Joseph

The softer light makes even the sparest of holiday décor feel homier.

From Washington Times Dec. 6, 2023

He’s known to demand only the sparest detail in his briefings, and his workdays frequently include hours watching cable news and posting on Twitter.

From Seattle Times Jul. 1, 2020

She painted that too, in one of her sparest and most modern pictures: a red hand and forearm lost in a sea of black, interrupted by a shaft of white suggesting an absent god.

From New York Times Jan. 27, 2020

Ideally, they’ll have only the sparest of answers to cling to as they sort out the aftermath themselves.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2017

They understood each other, using the sparest words.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Bellingham famously uttered the words "Who Else?" in the direction of England's fans when he spared them the embarrassment of defeat by Slovakia at Euro 2024.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Despite its status as a worldwide cultural destination thanks to its high-class classical music and museums, Vienna has largely been spared the nuisance of mass tourism.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

“We are already in the midst of a declared emergency and every family we can keep from losing their home is a family spared the trauma and instability of homelessness.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

MILWAUKEE—A former Wisconsin state judge was spared prison on Wednesday after being convicted of obstructing federal agents seeking to arrest an immigrant who appeared in her courtroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“I see they spared no expense to incarcerate us,” I say.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

Cogan also said Zamabda deserved credit for sparing the government the difficulty and cost of going to trial.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The tech giant said it had “never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly” as it lifted prices by as much as 25% on key items, while sparing increases for its signature iPhone.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

In justifying the repeal of its former rule, the SEC argued that repeal made negotiating settlements easier and cheaper — thus, sparing the SEC’s scarce resources.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Host Greg Davies also said he hoped Celia Imrie wasn't feeling too relaxed, not sparing her blushes as he reminded her of the moment when she accidentally farted during filming, a moment which went viral.

From BBC May 10, 2026

This new information led the prosecutor to drop the charges, sparing Ms. Lee a capital trial and, potentially, the death penalty.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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