spare
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In fact, as supplies grew, San Diegans have cut their water use nearly 50% over the past quarter-century—leaving the city with water to spare.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
But Bogle, who died in 2019, didn’t foresee the pandemic or lockdown, which trapped millions at home with spare cash and easy market access through no-fee online apps.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The New York Times raved about the darkly comic novel, “startling in its spare beauty,” and the quarter-life crisis treatment of a parent’s Alzheimer’s disease.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Cuban farmers have already been operating under severe constraints imposed by U.S. sanctions — struggling to obtain spare parts to repair tractors, access fertilizers and pesticides or secure basic inputs like seeds.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
“The Lord may have created the earth in six days with one to spare, but he didn’t have to help his pa in the fields.”
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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Vocabulary from the Introduction to "Reality is Broken" by Jane McGonigal
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