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as in fling
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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as in binge
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a lifetime of self-destructive sprees, the poet Dylan Thomas died at last of an alcoholic overdose
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Amid this spending spree, Ivanka Trump got in touch with her contact at Deutsche Bank, which was already financing the D.C. hotel deal, about another $50 million.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The robot then duplicates himself and goes on a burglary spree throughout the community, prompting Chief Inspector Mackintosh (Peter Kay) and his new lieutenant P.C. Mukherjee (Lauren Patel) to get involved.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
The pair sprayed 188 rounds of ammunition, killing 13 people and injuring 24 others, before ending their murderous spree in suicide.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Ahmed Omer and his brother Alaa are accused of carrying out a cyberattack spree that targeted hundreds of victims under the hacktivist banner Anonymous Sudan.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
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Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
The robot then duplicates himself and goes on a burglary spree throughout the community, prompting Chief Inspector Mackintosh (Peter Kay) and his new lieutenant P.C. Mukherjee (Lauren Patel) to get involved.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Oct. 2024
The pair sprayed 188 rounds of ammunition, killing 13 people and injuring 24 others, before ending their murderous spree in suicide.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
Ahmed Omer and his brother Alaa are accused of carrying out a cyberattack spree that targeted hundreds of victims under the hacktivist banner Anonymous Sudan.
—Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 19 Oct. 2024
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However, according to social media, Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick, JD Vance, had a memorable fling with one of his roommates— a couch in his Appalachian home growing up.Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2024
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Where to watch: Netflix ‘Lonely Planet’ In the romantic drama, a posh writers' retreat is the setting for a May-December fling.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
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What’s more, the same Marvel source said there’s a chance some viewers put off watching Agatha until all episodes were released on Halloween eve, turning the series into a spooky-season binge.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Thankfully, The Lincoln Lawyer got to air all of season 3 in one big binge, rather than season 2 which was split up in Netflix’s annoying new release pattern.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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This all might be a campaign lark, particularly given Musk's fuzziness on the math, but at some point the multi-company CEO will be stretched too thin.Dan Primack, Axios, 30 Oct. 2024
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But Nadja’s job at Cannon Capital is less an anthropological lark than a sign of her own evolving character.Katie Rife, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Yes, Carson was a nasty and sometimes violent drunk; Zehme had stopped drinking for the last 20 years of his life.Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
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Atay lingers on the outskirts, keeping the company of workers and wastrels, poets and drunks—all those who refuse the monumental transformations of Turkish society.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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This fun Christmas crashing romp will either end in disaster or two happily-ever-afters!EW.com, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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More than 20 years after making her screen debut in Camp, a beloved romp about the universal experience of being a theater kid, Anna Kendrick is unpacking the sexism of Hollywood through the true-crime genre with her directorial debut.Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2024
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When Nora’s on a drunken bender in London, for instance, the sound team wove in the sounds of waves and wind, throwing in incongruous and asynchronous sounds to mimic fragments of memory snapping to the surface.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2024
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The dedicated mom kicked off her football bender in Tampa to watch Jason and the Eagles before traveling almost 1,300 miles to Kansas City to watch Travis and the Chiefs.Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024
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Iconic visitors who helped to establish the glamorous allure of this little hilltop idyll include Greta Garbo, Orson Wells and Marlene Dietrich.Alexandra Zagalsky, theweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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The legendary designer is unveiling what might be the most unprecedented project of his lifetime – the rebirth of one of the world’s most exquisite natural settings into a luxury vacation idyll.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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Harold and the Purple Crayon—a summer family movie bust starring Zachary Levi—has found a big audience on Netflix.Tim Lammers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Border Enforcement Security Team (BEST) assumed custody of the contraband and launched a criminal investigation into the drug bust.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Spree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spree. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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