spirited
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The olive brine at the bottom of the container after the last olive has been spirited away for cocktails and snack plates.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
She’s a spirited talker who eventually concedes a compliment to Didion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
He withstood even louder vitriol to grab a crucial half against a spirited DeChambeau fightback in the Bethpage Bearpit at last year's Ryder Cup.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Thomas, one of the court’s most conservative justices, was equally spirited this week on a different topic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Once his identity was established, the CIA spirited Goleniewski away to a safe house and eventually to Washington, where he handed over hundreds of names of Soviet and Eastern Bloc spies to the Americans.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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