spent
Example Sentences
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Patrick Barnard, who spent years leading coastal erosion research for the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It found that a "vast amount" of taxpayers' money was wasted on PPE - almost £10bn of the £14.9bn spent by the UK and devolved governments.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
These are the top five metros where for-sale listings saw the biggest increase in the number of days spent on the market, according to data provided by Realtor.com.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Consider the American League, where Ablin calculates that each additional dollar spent by teams got them fewer wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
She doesn’t say anything about how oatmeal raisin cookies are a missed opportunity to ingest chocolate or how long I just spent talking to Jonah or how I lost.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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