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[spree] / spri /


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Sydney Von Arx is chief executive of Nightingale Collective, the not-for-profit organization whose data inspired the September swarm-chasing spree.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

"It was bringing huge hope and future prospects to the people," he said, adding that the country would now have to rethink its dam-building spree.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Los Angeles is set to go on an affordable housing spending spree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

These complex and lengthy logs are the focal point of ongoing investigations into how and why the bots at OpenAI broke out of their containment and went on an uncontrollable hacking spree.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

Ruth May is surprisingly stubborn for a child of five and unwilling to miss out on any kind of a spree.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

I see fewer ads so am less pulled into buying sprees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Few companies are saying they plan to go on major hiring sprees, and employers are also making clear they are in the market for certain types of workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Deutsche Bank has studied the matter and found that returns averaged 8% in the first three months of IPO sprees, and 20% in the first 12 months.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

Buying sprees of outlets led to owners who became highly leveraged and less able to invest in programming, which put the squeeze on suppliers such as CBS News Radio.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

“I keep worrying that Mom will have one of her rare but overly thorough cleaning sprees and toss out everything under the bathroom sink.”

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence




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