(I feel like it's time to discover some large patterns. Not ones too large. And still, don't truly use any "true" search programs until March of 2024.)
What the...? Two period-5 SPARK-emitters I found after doing some searches on my program:
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x = 14, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
5b2o$2obo5bo$o8bo$b2o6bo$2bob4o$o2bob2o2bo$5o3bo$9bo$2b2o3b2o$2bo6bo$
3b3o3b2o$5b2o2b2o$3b2o$3bo3bo$4b5o$b3o5bo$bo2b6o$4bobobobo$5bo2bob3o$
2b3o3b2o3bo$2bo8b2o$7bob2o$7b2obo!
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x = 13, y = 36, rule = B3/S23
6bo$3bo5bo$3bo5bo$3bo5bo$5b3o$4bo3bo$5b3o$3b2o3b2o$b2ob5ob2o$5b3o$b2o
7b2o2$3b2obob2o$b2ob5ob2o$4b5o$b3o5b3o$3o7b3o$2bo7bo$2bo7bo$3o7b3o$b3o
5b3o$4b5o$b2ob5ob2o$3b2obob2o2$b2o7b2o$5b3o$b2ob5ob2o$3b2o3b2o$5b3o$4b
o3bo$5b3o$3bo5bo$3bo5bo$3bo5bo$6bo!
Edit:
(Also, don't "discover" anything with an average population above 150 cells until November or December of this year.)
I found a two-cell reduction of the first repeater while also improving the clearance:
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x = 15, y = 23, rule = B3/S23
6b2o$4bo5bo$10bo$3bo6bo$b3ob4o$o3bob2o2bo$b5o3bo$10bo$3b2o3b2o$3bo6bo
$4b3o3b2o$6b2o2b2o$4b2o$4bo3bo$5b5o$2b3o5bo$2bo2b6o$5bobobobo$6bo2bob
3o$3b3o3b2o3bo$3bo8b2o$8bob2o$8b2obo!
Edit 2: After experimenting a bit, I found a new period-15 repeater:
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x = 22, y = 55, rule = B3/S23
3bob2o$3b2obo$b2o8bo$o3b2o3b3o$b3obo2bo$3bo5bo$3b2o3b2o2bo$4b2o4b3o$4b
o2b3o$5bo4bo$4b2ob4o$4bo$5b6o$3bo2bobo2bo$10b2o$3bo2bobo$4bobob6o$8bo
5bo$4b2ob3ob3o$7b5o$4b3o$4bo3$8b2o$8bobo$8b2o2$12b2o$11bobo$12b2o3$17b
o$15b3o$10b5o$8b3ob3ob2o$7bo5bo$8b6obobo$13bobo2bo$10b2o$10bo2bobo2bo
$11b6o$17bo$11b4ob2o$11bo4bo$12b3o2bo$9b3o4b2o$9bo2b2o3b2o$12bo5bo$13b
o2bob3o$10b3o3b2o3bo$10bo8b2o$15bob2o$15b2obo!