splurge
Example Sentences
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A splurge in public spending by Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government was expected to kickstart a turnaround for the manufacturing powerhouse this year after several years in the doldrums.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The private jet company aims to make the ultimate splurge more accessible, with help from its Delta connection.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
A few years back, I stopped into my favorite vintage poster shop to splurge on a 1987 one-sheet for “Fatal Attraction,” designed by Polish artist Maciej Kalkus.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
It’s nearly 90 degrees on a Saturday in South-Central and “sister dreamer lauren halsey’s architectural ode to tha surge n splurge of south central los angeles” is gleaming and activated.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
They splurge on their children’s sports and tutoring and piano lessons and deny them computers and televisions in their rooms and cellphones.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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