spate
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That’s what’s peculiar about Gyllenhaal’s recent spate: These characters feel almost outdated, as if he’d fantasized, years ago, about playing parts like these but never got the opportunity when he was Hollywood’s critical darling.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
Index providers are racing to adapt in anticipation of a spate of large IPOs later this year.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
His death was one of a spate of drownings in open water across England on the bank holiday weekend and into this week, as temperatures reached record highs.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Here’s where economics will take a far-reaching hand, as public investors should note, given the spate of initial public offerings coming down the chute.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Soon she stood on a great stone bridge that spanned the river, which was in spate.
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
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