spirit
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The Italian manager added on Sky Sports: "I'm very happy because I've seen the right spirit, the right character and I want to start from this character, this reaction, this behaviour."
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
"Her pioneering spirit and remarkable legacy will continue to inspire generations of Earlhamites," the statement said.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
“There’s this delusional competitive spirit, when you’ve been told ‘No’ your entire life,” Brophy said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
We did, however, register a website for our new school ventures, ProPublicaAcademy.com, and even designed some fun pencils to show our school spirit.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
In January of 1850, Reverend Charles Hammond was attending his third spirit circle, this one at the Fox sisters’ home.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
“Full steam ahead. I’m in great spirits and ready to make the most of this off-season.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Friday's mission raised more money for charity and also raised spirits, but not in a good way.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
That one’s about spirits from different eras who were forced to cohabitate mostly alone until a living human couple moved into their mansion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Sales in Constellation’s beer business, which includes Corona and Modelo, rose 5%, while its wine and spirits business saw a 17% increase in sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Though others were in the room, the spirits immediately focused their attention on Hammond.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
These are just some of the bold, controversial statements that have come up at “Unpopular Opinion,” a live, interactive event where people share and defend their hot takes in front of a spirited audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The precious objects were spirited out and trafficked abroad, including to the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Our country has a long and famous history of spirited disputations and political acrimony; it is both a blessing and a curse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Since 1982, policymakers and prominent economists have gathered in this remote valley ringed by mountains in Grand Teton National Park -- known to most people more for its bison than for spirited debates on macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“I would, too. I read a book about one. What a remarkable, spirited bird.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
“You can be in a sort of magpie mode where you’re always looking for things to use, and spiriting those things back to your creative process,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
“He was going to retire a very wealthy man, but because he wanted more, what he’s going to be known for from now on is spiriting himself away from Japan by hiding in a box.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
It has carried out spectacular missions such as hunting down Arab enemies through Europe, capturing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and, with agents disguised as scuba diving instructors, spiriting Ethiopian Jews out to Israel.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
War heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2022
“The Reds say you’re charging ’em with spiriting away the old man’s daughter.”
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
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