spate
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“We are deploying resources and acting strategically to halt this spate of burglaries and to catch the perpetrators,” Bass said in a statement on April 21.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
The recent spate of congressional deaths may be a sign that old age is finally catching up with it.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
The boy, a British national from Brent, was the first to be convicted over a spate of attacks against Jewish buildings and a dissident Persian media company.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
Stress has been building, as a spate of defaults and losses, combined with fears about the fate of loans to software companies, caused a stampede of individual investors asking for their money back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 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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