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a young person who is between infancy and adulthood planning to spend their vacation at a couples-only resort where they would not be bothered by snotty-nosed sprats
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Recent Examples of sprat Some 134,000 tons of frozen pelagic fish — such as sardines, anchovies, mackerel, sprats and herring — are thawed and tossed into European tuna cages every year. —
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025 The area also acts as a nursery for fish like lemon sole, plaice, and European sprat. —Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025 Local delicacies include rye bread, sprat sandwiches, the Estonian pastry Pirukad, Mulgipuder which is a porridge of mashed potatoes and barley and Kohuke, a sweet cheese curd and chocolate snack. —Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 The fish’s brine perfumes the cream with warm spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, and the sprats themselves melt into oblivion after a long bake. —Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 The store’s shelves are stocked with sausages, many-layered honey cake, tinned sprats from Latvia, and other Eastern European goods. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023 If left to swim downstream by themselves, some of the sprats would get lost and overheated in the stagnant reservoirs behind each dam; despite screens, others would be ground up in the turbines. —Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
Julia Amberger, Nanni Fontana, Marzio Mian, & Nicola Scevola (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 3 Apr. 2025 The area also acts as a nursery for fish like lemon sole, plaice, and European sprat. —Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025 Local delicacies include rye bread, sprat sandwiches, the Estonian pastry Pirukad, Mulgipuder which is a porridge of mashed potatoes and barley and Kohuke, a sweet cheese curd and chocolate snack. —Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 The fish’s brine perfumes the cream with warm spices, such as nutmeg and cinnamon, and the sprats themselves melt into oblivion after a long bake. —Eric Kim, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 The store’s shelves are stocked with sausages, many-layered honey cake, tinned sprats from Latvia, and other Eastern European goods. —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023 If left to swim downstream by themselves, some of the sprats would get lost and overheated in the stagnant reservoirs behind each dam; despite screens, others would be ground up in the turbines. —Patrick Symmes, Harper's magazine, 28 Oct. 2019
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Jesus never talked about children or the elderly and wisely remained a bachelor with no kids but did date casually and was apparently very good-looking.— John Kenney, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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But the status quo is upended by the arrival of Kyra Marshall (Anika Noni Rose), a woman with young kids who wants a stop sign for safety reasons.— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
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While raising young children, Currie finally obtained her undergraduate degree in 1968 before working on the campaign of activist and lawyer Michael Shakman to be elected delegate to the 1969-70 constitutional convention.— Hannah Meisel, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
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Harper’s Bazaar didn’t report a due date for her third child.— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
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One person is dead and a juvenile is in critical condition after a Dallas Fire-Rescue unit responding to an emergency call was involved in a major crash Thursday afternoon in southeast Dallas, officials said.— Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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This includes visas for human trafficking and domestic violence victims and juveniles, as well as several work permits.— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
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One of the two bear cubs captured by California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials in Monrovia on Sunday, March 15, 2026.— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Her two cubs were sent to the San Diego Humane Society’s Ramona Wildlife Center.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Sprat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/sprat. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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