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  • past participle of spend.
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spent

[spent] / spɛnt /


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Of late, federal agencies, primarily HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, have spent about $6 billion annually on direct homeless assistance; individual states spend billions more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

A report has revealed £465,654 has been spent on implementing and defending the Article 4 process to date.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But behind those calls are people who have spent decades carefully building a nest egg and are afraid to miss the SpaceX launch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“That’s where I spent so much time, in this last remaining piece of China City,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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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