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Sparks

American  
[spahrks] / spɑrks /

noun

  1. Jared 1789–1866, U.S. historian and editor.

  2. a city in W Nevada, E of Reno.

sparks British  
/ spɑːks /

noun

  1. an electrician

  2. a radio officer, esp on a ship

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The Sparks, who have no first-round picks, traded their No. 3 draft slot to the Seattle Storm in 2024 to acquire Kia Nurse and the No. 4 draft pick used to select Rickea Jackson.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Nina Sparks became GB's first female snowboarder at a Paralympics, while English athletes took to the ice among GB curling rinks - usually an all-Scottish affair - at the Games for the first time.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

“She’s a smooth person, smooth athlete, smooth basketball player,” Sparks coach Lynne Roberts said in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

At this month's Winter Paralympics, Sparks will become Great Britain's first female Paralympic snowboarder.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Then he'd take the disguise and vanish and together we'd run off, leaving his mum and the Sparks behind.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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