Sparks
Americannoun
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Jared 1789–1866, U.S. historian and editor.
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a city in W Nevada, E of Reno.
noun
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an electrician
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a radio officer, esp on a ship
Example Sentences
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Sparks are seen landing on the pavement while people walk in traffic lanes recording the spectacle on their phones.
From Los Angeles Times
I also confess to never having read Nicholas Sparks’ bestselling novel, on which the musical is based.
From Los Angeles Times
“Sparks hit my other one. Went up like a Christmas tree in summer.”
From Literature
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At least once every couple of weeks, I would attend a Sparks game with my daughter, MC.
From Los Angeles Times
While Direxion has long managed leveraged S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 index ETFs, Sparks says the use case for single-stock ones often revolves around an individual company’s earnings season.
From Barron's
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