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[spir-it] / ˈspɪr ɪt /




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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

Chinese and Catalan cultural traditions differ in form, he remarked, but they share "a common spirit".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Seen in two venues, that balance shifted: The High’s theatrical immersion emphasized Evans’s ominous undercurrents, while the Whitney’s understatement illuminates her generative spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

“I am in awe of their spirit and resilience.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

On day twelve of this great spirit silence, Mr. Capron and Mr. Willets knocked at the front door.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The German discount chain sought a pub license at the location this summer after the store couldn’t get permission to sell wine, beer or spirits on its shelves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

U.S. spirits exports to Canada fell roughly 70% over a 12-month period, dropping from $232 million to $72 million, while U.S. wine exports to Canada plunged by 87%, from $456 million to $60 million.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

The highest costs of the tariffs will be concentrated within a few industries, including auto and other manufacturing, dairy, and alcohol and spirits, said Alex Durante, a senior economist at the Tax Foundation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The spirits company, home to Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky, said Wilson would join as CFO and assume roles on the board and executive committee at some point in 2027.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Mortals began asking the spirits for advice—who to marry, what kind of work to do, where to live.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

Amcanu announced his death with "profound sadness", describing Davies as "strong-willed, spirited, determined and deeply caring".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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

The pieces are spirited across the border to Egypt, Libya, South Sudan and especially Chad, officials say.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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

On my last afternoon, I try to explain who I am and why I’ve been working here to the women on my team for the day, a much more spirited group than Holly’s usual crew.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

“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

Parada, co-founder of the treasure-hunting outfit Finders Keepers, has long suspected the FBI of conducting a secret overnight dig for the gold and spiriting it away.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 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

Ambudrones began to descend from above, grasping his victims and spiriting them away to the nearest revival center.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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