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expenditure

[ik-spen-di-cher] / ɪkˈspɛn dɪ tʃər /


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“A host of corruption allegations in Chinese arms procurement led to major arms contracts being postponed or canceled in 2024,” said Nan Tian, director of the Sipri Military Expenditure and Arms Production Program.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Friday’s release of the Personal Consumption Expenditure Index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred metric for inflation, wasn’t quite low enough.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

Expenditure has reduced this month with the bulk of Rashford and Antony's wages being paid by Villa and Real Betis respectively.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

In the current study, the researchers analyzed data from the 2018-2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys, which are nationally representative of the civilian non-institutionalized U.S. population.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

Statement of the expenses of the convict jail in Singapore for the years 1862-63 and 1863-64, showing the average cost per prisoner:— Heads of Expenditure.

From Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825 by McNair, John Frederick Adolphus




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