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spray

[sprey] / spreɪ /




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After the spray of resignations, fury and anger a month ago following Labour's calamitous election results, the Makerfield by-election campaign had put a temporary cork in the bottle of the party's dissent.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The injectable drug can be used along with a one-dose topical spray that kills the parasites at a cost of about 30 cents per animal, he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

With no time to grab his bear spray, Crago said he threw up his right arm to try to shield himself instead.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Bottle bio: Another Rías Baixas Albariño, this comes from Galicia, Spain, and has flavors of white peach, citrus peel, chamomile, wet stone and sea spray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

He had no phone or flares or air horn, no bear spray or shotgun and cracker shells.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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