Example Sentences

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Budgets initially ballooned as gaming studios raced to capture the attention of people stuck in their homes.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

"The reality remains that we still have restaurants and hotels facing severe challenges from successive Budgets," chair Kate Nicholls said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Budgets have been slashed, layoffs have been rampant, production costs have soared and morale has plummeted as audiences have been recalibrating their entertainment options.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

Its report, Scotland's Carbon Budgets, suggests annual emissions from agriculture should drop from 7.6 million tonnes in 2025 to 5.1 million by 2035.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

Amongst most honourable traditions of English public life is absolute secrecy in which Budgets are wrapped till veil is lifted by Chancellor of Exchequer.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, May 13, 1914 by Seaman, Owen, Sir