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spell

[spel] / spɛl /






VERB
give rest, relief
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These systems have repeatedly slowed or stalled as they encountered the blocking high to the east, leading to prolonged spells of unsettled weather and elevated rainfall totals.

From BBC

At first, it just looks like a mass of scribbles, but then I make out the crooked, wobbly letters that spell Boo.

From Literature

Former heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury will face Arslanbek Makhmudov in the UK on 11 April as he ends his latest spell of retirement.

From BBC

A brutal cold spell has settled across much of the U.S., and it’s testing electric grids like never before.

From Barron's

A brutal cold spell has settled across much of the U.S., and it’s testing electric grids like never before.

From Barron's