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Russian-backed authorities were even said to have spirited away the remains of Grigory Potemkin, the princely Russian general who was the city’s founder, in the 18th century.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2022

The Benhamous have spirited arguments that have the urgency of life-or-death decisions: Should they stay or should they go?

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2022

Members of the Israel Defense Forces have spirited hundreds of severely injured civilians to Israeli hospitals.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 12, 2018

Kupchak noted that the players are continuing to have spirited practices, despite their record.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2015

What more likely than that she should have spirited Serenissimus away with her to Switzerland?

From A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg by Hay, Marie, Hon. (Agnes Blanche Marie)