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spit

[spit] / spɪt /




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It will test new, cutting-edge screening techniques such as fast MRI scans and genetic spit tests to find the best ways to detect the disease.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Will an offering lead to a spit, a scream, a chase?

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

So from this perspective, I can see how someone reeling from a major loss might wish to feed scraps of data into a large language model and have it spit out a loved-one-shaped bot.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

During testing, I ran into another maddening keyboard quirk, where I tapped the right letters but iOS spit out the wrong ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“I saw it when I was brushing my teeth before bed, and it surprised me so much I accidentally spit toothpaste at the mirror!” she’d laughed.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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