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spartan

[spahr-tn] / ˈspɑr tn /


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The question was about the student section’s harassment of former Spartan Xavier Booker, which seemed like a legitimate query considering Booker had a terrible game.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

“That’s relieving to the market,” said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Xenophon’s “Hellenica” carries the story to 404 B.C., when Athens surrendered and the Spartan general Lysander’s men demolished its Long Walls “to the music of flute-girls.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

“Both gold and silver are experiencing a steep decline not seen in many years,” says Peter Cardillo of Spartan Capital Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

But by the time the Spartan reinforcements arrived, there was nothing to see but dead Persians.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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