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[stint] / stɪnt /




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That was not the case after his second IL stint.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The long-running parade of layoffs at Disney began under D’Amaro’s predecessor Bob Iger, during his second stint as CEO.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The court heard that Song, who is also known by his stage name Mino, had recorded 102 unauthorised absences during his 21-month stint as a social service agent.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

News of his shortened prison stint comes as reports of Combs’ special lifestyle have emerged in a report by NBC News published Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The end of the Olds not only meant lost mobility, but the end of Eric’s brief stint at Boise State University as well.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

And now, following stints at 7-Eleven, two community colleges and summer ball in Alaska, he’s the most improbable of October heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In an age of short stints on the mound, the franchise hopes that trusting its starters to go long can lead them to a first championship since 2009.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He later had stints at Bayern Munich, Aston Villa and Al-Duhail before the return to Vasco.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

His previous NBA experience includes stints with the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

During summers home from Institute, the Coleman boys pulled stints as bellmen, and Katherine and her sister took jobs as personal maids to individual guests.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Five or six spring-times, welcomed joyously, lovingly watched from the first celandine to the budding of the rose; who shall dare to call it a stinted boon?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

The administration also hasn’t stinted on disaster aid.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2023

Wealthy countries stinted the cash they offered to poor nations to get clean technology.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021

President Obama has not stinted on handing out the Presidential Medal of Freedom during his time in office: He has bestowed it on at least 114 individuals, more than any of his predecessors.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2016

Three more months passed in forced inaction, which the garrison, stinted as it was, endured calmly.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 "Germany" to "Gibson, William" by Various

Without stinting on Singapore expansion plans, Sands could buy back 20% to 30% of its current market capitalization, says Goldman.

From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025

We remain convinced, in contradiction of all the available evidence, that stinting on sleep makes us heroic and industrious, rather than stupid and fat.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 3, 2018

Along with the plot, there’s no stinting on description.

From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2018

My own were slow to get established, lacked vigor, flopped and were stinting in flower.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2018

“No stinting, I see,” Luke said, taking up a fork with a gesture which would have confirmed his aunt’s worst suspicions.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson




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