spare
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RCB restricted Gujarat to 155-8, a total they chased down with 12 balls to spare after Kohli reached his fifth half-century of the season in a largely one-sided final in Ahmedabad.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
"We need to deploy equipment and qualified, specialist medical staff as quickly as possible," Lieutenant General Johnny Luboya Nkashama told AFP on Friday, "to spare this province from disaster".
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
Letting out spare factory space helps struggling European carmakers cover their high overheads.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Sadly, A.I. did not even spare me from spending several hours thinking through and then writing this story.
From Slate • May 24, 2026
The stomach would make a waterskin; the bladder a spare tinder pouch; the Hilts would store nuts.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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