spring
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Later that spring, she began requesting additional payments from Deters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The very dry spring and summer followed record rainfall in the later part of the winter and it was only in March when most of reservoirs in the south-west of England were full.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
For spring 2027, you created this fantastical garden populated by insects, beginning with a chrysalis and ending with the emergence of butterflies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
After a very strong spring and early summer, stocks stalled through August as skepticism persisted about the longevity of the current cycle with its explosive revenue growth and enormous margins.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Sitting high on the spring seat with my grandpa and my lop-eared hound, no boy could have been happier.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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He underwent surgery in September to have "super elastic" springs inserted, which gradually reshaped his skull before being removed.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
But the great virtue of democracy is that, as long as there’s another election on the horizon, hope springs eternal for Congress doing something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
In a will, this is typically set up as what’s called a testamentary trust, which is a trust that springs out of a will.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Happily, you can find her without much trouble in the deep streaming library, where she springs, for the foreseeable digital future, eternal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
And then I heard the springs in Rondell’s bed crunching as he rolled his big ass over.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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The main character of Maea’s “Pasado/Futuro” No-Movie, the Being, sprang from the show “L.A. Fonts,” in the artist Alfonso Gonzalez Jr.’s backyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
He dropped to his knees, then sprang up, punched his fist into the air and shouted: "We have done it."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
She sprang from Zeus’ skull fully formed; her embryonic development reduced to a male deity’s headache.
From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026
Part of the explanation is that, instead of a fifth of global supply being shut off, the Strait of Hormuz sprang lots of leaks—some ships snuck through and oil found a way out through pipelines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The rat sprang to his hind legs, clearly as surprised to be caught as Clare was to catch him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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His generosity is so well known, in fact, that an industry of lobbyists, lawyers and other insiders has reportedly sprung up to facilitate clemency for wealthy criminals.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The contact lens maker just sprung a surprise no one saw coming.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Before, the two forces had been allies, working together to crush rebellions in Darfur, but also pro-democracy movements that sprung up after the ouster of Sudanese dictator Omar Al-Bashir in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Since then, data centers have sprung up across Texas.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
The plaster ceiling was bellied in great swags and the yellowed dentil molding was bowed and sprung from the upper walls.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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An incapacity agreement can further provide the rationale for springing into action.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
For the surviving staff, absorbing the shock and the loss of the attacks meant springing into service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
The movement has spread beyond the capital, with smaller demonstrations springing up Wednesday in major cities like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Patna.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Recognising those challenges, efforts to support new music are springing up around the UK.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
Benches were springing up all over town for the mysterious tourists.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
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