spending
Example Sentences
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With the average first-time buyer now spending £463,000 in London, the scheme's property price cap is seen by many as being out of step with the capital's housing market.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
But with households already pulling back on spending, the central bank’s room for aggressive rate hikes may be limited.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Every day he would send his mother to the local newsagent to buy football magazines and newspapers, spending hours reading up as much as he could about how teams played and how different managers worked.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Under ornate glass chandeliers, he boasted to cameras that his Tokyo-based technology conglomerate would unleash at least $52 billion of investment in French data centers, part of his global AI spending spree.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
I don’t like the idea of Lou Ann spending the evening with the principal.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
