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spending

NOUN
disbursement
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NOUN
shopping
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Rising equity prices have also kept the spending machine whirring when it comes to artificial-intelligence hyperscalers’ capital investments.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Those are areas that have lagged behind in recent years as some shoppers pulled back on discretionary spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

You get something really beautiful to listen to in the music, and then the comedy helps decorate the hour that we’re spending together.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

It forecasts spending on AI infrastructure to be between $3tn and $4tn a year by the end of this decade.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Cat wasn’t sure if fish were shy or stubborn, but some mornings she and Macon came away empty-handed, even after spending hours at the pier.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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