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A spate of books on the subject have come out recently.
There was a spate of corporate mergers in the 1980s.
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Since 2022, there has been a spate of cuts to chemicals capacity in the region.
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Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 19 June 2024
The previously unreported mishap adds to a spate of safety incidents that have caught the public’s attention as airlines have ramped up flying since the pandemic.
—Allyson Versprille, Fortune, 16 June 2024
The incident echoes a recent spate of unprovoked attacks on women on city sidewalks this spring, with several of the victims reporting the assaults to their TikTok audiences.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024
Bus rider fatally shot amid spate of violence on L.A. Metro.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
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Sydney Lake, Fortune Europe, 19 June 2024
The previously unreported mishap adds to a spate of safety incidents that have caught the public’s attention as airlines have ramped up flying since the pandemic.
—Allyson Versprille, Fortune, 16 June 2024
The incident echoes a recent spate of unprovoked attacks on women on city sidewalks this spring, with several of the victims reporting the assaults to their TikTok audiences.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 24 May 2024
Bus rider fatally shot amid spate of violence on L.A. Metro.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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spate
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: a sudden flood or rush
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