the Spirit

noun

: God in the form of a spirit in Christianity : the Holy Spirit

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The game is split between both areas, though players can use the Spirit Mirrors to traverse between them. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026 But the actual Polls are tremendous, and the Spirit in our Country has never been higher. — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Orlando’s backline and Morché withstood several attacks from the Spirit, including a sequence in the 12th minute when consecutive shots by Washington’s Sofia Cantore and Tamara Bolt hit the woodwork. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 In those films, Cage, 62, played Johnny Blaze, a motorcycle stuntman who becomes the Spirit of Vengeance, after making a supernatural bargain. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the Spirit

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