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spare

[spair] / spɛər /






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But because it involved cauterizing lesions, I was put under general anesthesia to spare me the horrors of experiencing it.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Furthermore, core prices have decelerated and the economy is operating with spare capacity, which should put a limit on price increases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Investors have uneasily adjusted to a new normal, where companies that used to be some of the world’s biggest and most reliable free cash-flow generators now don’t have a lot of cash to spare.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

In his spare time, he produces music using a digital synthesiser on his tablet, a hobby he now shares with his children, aged five and six.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

She’d moved into the spare room above the garage not long ago.

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon




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