expenditure
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In California, independent expenditure groups set a record in 2010 when they spent about $25 million supporting then-gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Llywelyn told a meeting of the Dyfed-Powys police and crime panel on Wednesday he and his chief financial officer reviewed proposed expenditure by the force above a certain threshold.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Other countries, notably America’s European allies and Canada, boosted their military spending by more than 20% in 2025 and pledged to scale up military and security-related expenditure to 5% of GDP by 2035.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
This will partially offset softer downstream margins and elevated cash capital expenditure of $20.9 billion, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
This need to be always on guard was an unmeasured expenditure of energy, the slow siphoning of the essence.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Vocabulary lists containing expenditure
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Theodore Roosevelt on "New Nationalism" (1910)
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