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expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /


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The company that spent the most on lobbying was Facebook and Instagram owner Meta, with expenditure of more than 10 million euros, the report found.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“The expansion is limited to a specific category of expenditure tied to reducing dependence on fossil fuels,” economists at Morgan Stanley wrote in a note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Back then, it was a way of "resetting" Franco-German relations and pooling what were, at the time, more "limited" financial resources in terms of defence expenditure, Bergs explained.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He said he would not, at present, allow for expenditure on any dresses of fine stuffs, but rather recommended she brood on worsted and prunella twill.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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