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splurge

[splurj] / splɜrdʒ /


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But we can wonder if it was a poor decision by the Dodgers, with all of their top-flight minor league outfield prospects, to splurge so steeply?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Ellsworth’s first splurge was a roughly $1 million family vacation to Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

The Times reports that the government will conduct a "borrowing splurge in bid to boost economy".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

After an initial splurge on travel and entertainment, retirees are often lulled into a sense of complacency because their spending tends to decrease during the first decade after leaving the workforce.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

It meant that I had made enough money that she could splurge and make she-crab soup for supper.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

A lack of updating, rising mall rents and splurges on new businesses weakened its business until it declared bankruptcy in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Wolfram says his family splurges on a cabana so they have a base for the day and don’t have to navigate Nassau with a big group, including his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

Marcel Thieliant at Capital Economics added that he did not expect Takaichi to embark on any new major spending splurges or tax cuts.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

You can also put some more effort into bargain hunting when it comes to splurges like those soccer jerseys you mentioned.

From MarketWatch Oct. 31, 2025

He pulled the bell for starting her, and with a thrill of delight he heard the wheels splashing in the water; and the great splurges began to roll up on the shore.

From Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People by Oliver Optic

Na has splurged on concert tickets, fancy clothes and dinners for her parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

He had splurged and gotten his nails done, and they looked fantastic, which I was sure to compliment him on.

From Salon Apr. 19, 2026

Knocking on for £40m - maybe more - has been splurged on transfer and loan fees.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

The Dodgers also splurged in December by signing former New York Mets pitcher Edwin Diaz to a $69 million three-year deal, making him the highest paid closer in baseball.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

We didn’t have access to the dance rooms at school over winter break, and we were really sick of the cardboard boxes we’d used on weekends, so we splurged on an upgrade.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

In Scottish terms, Rangers' American owners have spent colossal money, splurging tens of millions on the creation of a team, and an environment, that can win a league and do something in Europe.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It’s also unclear why she chose a five-star resort for the splurging, given her discomfort with everything from the menu on down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

But after splurging on wardrobe items belonging to bygone A-listers, some auction buyers wonder what to do with them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Sure, some attendees may be splurging thousands on a single ticket, but others are getting nothing at all, even after traveling across international borders for games.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

She did not want to be the only one splurging.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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