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[buhj-it] / ˈbʌdʒ ɪt /




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The Irish government is expected to announce measures to help with energy and childcare costs when it delivers its budget later.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

That smaller forecast surplus reflects the introduction of fuel supports and additional spending to cover budget overspends, particularly in health.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

It found that officials in the Ministry of Transportation were failing in their oversight in part due to manpower and budget issues, a person familiar with the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

Spending on AI is becoming almost impossible for businesses to budget.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Thanks to my upcoming quinceañera, my budget is only forty-five dollars, practically nothing.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

The mistakes risked bleeding into budgets for years to come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

This is what gets lost in the noise of storms and lawsuits and renovation budgets: Entertainment is everywhere, but inspiration is rare.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Skills managing schedules, budgets and a team of people are appealing, she said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

While inflation has put pressure on household budgets, coffee chains have been mostly immune from the pressures elsewhere in the restaurant industry, analysts said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Practically overnight the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies soared.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

But manager Diana Logan‑Watts said diesel prices had "rocketed so quickly" that the extra costs were "not something that we had budgeted into account".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Earlier this year, Freddie Mac announced that, for mortgages with applications received on or after Jan. 4, 2027, the minimum replacement-reserve allocation will rise to 15% from 10% of annual budgeted assessment income.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Current estimates indicate that the second correction and orbital insertion should both require less fuel than originally budgeted.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

They have budgeted $25,000 a month for 365 days.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Fadi looked at his budgeted options—cheeseburger minis with French fries or something called a “bean and cheese burrito.”

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

The unprecedented mix of stimulus, inflation and swings in postpandemic demand threw off economic forecasting models that the finance ministry used for annual budgeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Adam Auriemma on budgeting, renting versus buying, investments, financial advisors, and more!

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

A long-term infrastructure plan administered with two-year budgeting “sets clear priorities, identifies the projects that need to get done, and plans how to fund them over time,” proponents said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

So how much is keeping active costing exercise goers, at a time when budgeting is tight?

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

When I say run a company, I mean keeping track of inventory, staying in touch with customers, recruiting, project management, product development, scheduling, budgeting, and human resources.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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