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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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That’s because the CEO of Marvel parent company Disney has had enough of the recent spate of mediocrity that has the industry debating the question of superhero fatigue.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Indeed, one of the by-products of this ongoing back-and-forth has been a new spate of material from a superstar who’s notoriously been stingy with his releases in between album cycles, as Lamar has already more than doubled his 2023 output with 2024 diss tracks alone.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Indeed, one of the by-products of this ongoing back-and-forth has been a new spate of material from a superstar who’s notoriously been stingy with his releases in between album cycles, as Lamar has already more than doubled his 2023 output with 2024 diss tracks alone.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 8 May 2024
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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spate
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: a sudden flood or rush
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