spree
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The AI borrowing spree has also reshaped the bond market and helped drive yields higher.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026
The extraordinary gifting spree for which he will be remembered began around 2023.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The hiring spree coincided with increased pandemic relief funding — meaning that school systems were supposed to hire more staff to maintain and recover student learning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
"It was bringing huge hope and future prospects to the people," he said, adding that the country would now have to rethink its dam-building spree.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Moss locked his bike up in front of a baby-clothes boutique, one of those shops where an afternoon’s shopping spree might be worth more than his mom paid in rent for a month.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The idea follows reports of AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta breaking out of testing environments and going on uncontrollable hacking sprees.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Few companies are saying they plan to go on major hiring sprees, and employers are also making clear they are in the market for certain types of workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Deutsche Bank has studied the matter and found that returns averaged 8% in the first three months of IPO sprees, and 20% in the first 12 months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
When the military tribunal began on July 8, 1942, the prisoners changed into the new clothes that they purchased on their shopping sprees.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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