spender

Example Sentences

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Estonia in 2025 was the fourth-highest spender on defense as a share of its GDP among the alliance’s 32 allies, behind its close neighbors Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Concerns about ChatGPT-developer OpenAI’s ability to meet its roughly $1 trillion spending commitments have been part of the reason for the recent AI gloom but it’s hardly the only big spender in town.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

There, the court reasoned that such independent spending could not corrupt, because to count as independent spending, a spender could not coordinate with the candidate on campaign messaging.

From Slate • Jan. 28, 2026

I read these articles about folks needing millions saved and I don’t think I’m that much of a spender.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Although Haupt was a dapper dresser, he was a big spender and flat broke.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple