overspending
Example Sentences
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The controller has a bully pulpit to vent about the city’s dire financial straits, as well as auditing powers to unearth where the city might be overspending, but does not actually manage the budget.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“Unchecked overspending and liability claims continue to be a major cause of financial troubles,” he said in a February statement, ahead of the mayor’s budget proposal, which offered a more hold-the-line approach.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Those earnings may decide whether April’s rally by tech stocks has been justified, or if investors’ fears of overspending on AI infrastructure will return to the forefront.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 26, 2026
“When you don’t plan for joy, you end up either overspending impulsively or depriving yourself and resenting your money plan.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026
In this protracted struggle, good management dictates that we resist overspending as resolutely as we oppose under-spending.
From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)
