spirited
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From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The precious objects were spirited out and trafficked abroad, including to the US.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Our country has a long and famous history of spirited disputations and political acrimony; it is both a blessing and a curse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Since 1982, policymakers and prominent economists have gathered in this remote valley ringed by mountains in Grand Teton National Park -- known to most people more for its bison than for spirited debates on macroeconomics.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
We never knew whether these people had been spirited away by the Gestapo or gone into hiding before this could happen.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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