spare
Example Sentences
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Poor security at the Louvre made the robber's getaway easier, a culture ministry probe found last month, even if they evaded security forces with just 30 seconds to spare.
From Barron's
An ad in the San Francisco Examiner declared that “we have spared nothing to create a distinctive store of which we feel all San Francisco may well be proud.”
Not even Microsoft, the industry’s “Magnificent Seven” stalwart, has been spared from the selloff, and Klein suggests the upside opportunity there outweighs the potential risks.
From MarketWatch
Theoretically, this kind of move could help solve two problems—getting enough power for AI data centers while sparing consumers from the costs at a time when electricity prices are skyrocketing.
From Barron's
"I'm beyond happy that men like me now have fair access to the most effective treatment, that so many lives will now be saved, and that so many families will be spared heartbreak."
From BBC
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