spunky
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In other travel news this week, there were obits galore for spunky Spirit Airlines after it went out of business early Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
The mum-of-three has named all 20 and can recognise each one by their shape and size: "They're spunky little creatures."
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
In the photo, Halsey adorns a spunky pixie haircut and overplucked skinny eyebrows to pay homage to O'Riordan's cherry red short hairdo and overall '00s punk rock aesthetic.
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
“In cinema’s first few decades, women reporters were spunky and smart romantic foils — Hildy Johnson in ‘His Girl Friday’; Lois Lane in the Superman franchise,” Cogan wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024
A gang of spunky seabirds was quickly assembled, and everyone followed Nimbus down through the air.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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