spend
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Anticipating millions from the $1 insurance fee hike, the vehicle authority in 2023 asked law enforcement for advice on how best to spend the money.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
“I just have to finish this sketch and FedEx it off to Paris, then, how about you and I go out to lunch—and spend the rest of the day getting lost in Harrods?!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
I savor every second of summer moments like this, where my kids spend hours outside.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
In 2013, the couple purchased the Wild Oak Plantation, a 17,000-acre wildlife preserve in northeast Florida, where the Walters now spend most of their time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
He took a path on the side of the main road, intending to spend the night outdoors and start again in the morning.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Like many teenagers, she spends about seven hours inside a school building without recess.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Washburn estimated that he currently spends roughly half his time touring, typically performing for between 2,000 and 5,000 fans, in order to fund his open-air exploits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
But in California, it’s a trek from one spot to another, so Holly spends time with her children at her ex’s home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Khosrowshahi said Uber spends too much time coordinating between teams and not enough time developing its business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
She spends most of her time in the kitchen preparing elaborate dishes.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
Palestinian sports commentator Khalil Jadallah has spent the past three years mourning the athletes killed in the Gaza war.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
“It dragged on for a long time and the frustration grew because I had spent so much time and money on it,” he said of the ordeal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
Before finding fame with pop group Union J, JJ Hamblett, who grew up in Newmarket in Suffolk, spent his youth horse racing and gained his jockey licence at 16.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Two of the department’s units spent three months investigating links among a series of catalytic converter thefts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Me and Charlie spent noontime behind the boys’ privy, pulling charred wood off the back of it.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
As employers brace for a fresh round of rising healthcare costs that outpace inflation, the stakes are getting higher for companies to contain spending on treatments such as popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
He kept to himself, spending most nights in front of the television with his family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Carrick has rejected the notion restrictions have been placed on summer spending by United's hierarchy.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Jane remembers in her 20s spending seven days a week with her father: working at his office, spending weekends at his house, having dinner together every single night.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
I remember spending a lot of time watching TV, eating whatever snacks I could find in the kitchen, and playing by myself.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
