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A spate of books on the subject have come out recently.
There was a spate of corporate mergers in the 1980s.
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But now trial lawyers are courting the GOP and conservative leaders with a spate of lawsuits against Big Tech and Big Media, two industries that conservatives have traditionally felt are hostile to free markets and conservative values.
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Democrats overperformed in statewide races this month in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as in a spate of House elections and further down the ballot, stoking concern that Republicans could lose their unified control of government next year.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2025
The attack in Kebbi was among a spate of recent mass abductions in Nigeria, including a raid Friday on the Saint Mary's School in north-central Niger state in which more than 300 students and staff from the Catholic school were abducted.
—Brittany Williams, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
On April 24, 2018, Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo was taken into custody accused of a spate of killings and rapes that terrorized Californians in the 1970s and '80s.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Democrats overperformed in statewide races this month in Virginia and New Jersey, as well as in a spate of House elections and further down the ballot, stoking concern that Republicans could lose their unified control of government next year.
—Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 27 Nov. 2025
The attack in Kebbi was among a spate of recent mass abductions in Nigeria, including a raid Friday on the Saint Mary's School in north-central Niger state in which more than 300 students and staff from the Catholic school were abducted.
—Brittany Williams, Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2025
On April 24, 2018, Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo was taken into custody accused of a spate of killings and rapes that terrorized Californians in the 1970s and '80s.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Spate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spate. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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: a sudden flood or rush
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