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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

Precious metal futures finished lower, but they may not have much further to fall until finding a bottom, said Spartan Capital Securities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Ms. Rosenwein quotes the Spartan poet Tyrtaeus, summarizing his opinion that “when a white-haired man falls to the enemy, he is a ‘shameful sight,’ whereas a young man dead on the battlefield is beautiful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Mr. Curtain’s desk, a dull-polished, Spartan metal affair, was carefully organized with file boxes and short stacks of paper.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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