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"a spate of" is a perfectly acceptable and commonly used phrase in written English
It is used to refer to a sudden, short period of a lot of activity, usually of an undesirable or troublesome nature. For example, "The rise in crime in the area was caused by a spate of vandalism in the park."
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A spate of Q.&A.
There has been a spate of assassinations.
There was a spate of such letters.
But a spate of research says otherwise.
In 1970, after a spate of F.L.Q.
A spate of gang shootings.
This followed a spate of suicide bombings and shooting attacks.
Branding experts offer a spate of reasons behind the phenomenon.
A spate of small randomized trials confirmed the effect.
A spate of high-profile police shootings followed.
Teenagers flashing knives in a spate of high school stabbings.
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