expenditure
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In an early August poll commissioned by an independent expenditure group supporting Bass, the mayor had the edge, 41% to 35%, with 24% undecided.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
They see AI investment changing from a tailwind for S&P 500 earnings of 11 percentage points this year to a “marginal drag” in 2028 as capital expenditure growth slows and depreciation costs loom.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The inquiry said its expenditure was proportionate and overseen judicially.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The expenditure is about what the U.S. has used in a full week at other times in the war, another of the officials said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Every year or two the relative positions of the planets and the physics of Kepler and Newton permit the launch of a spacecraft to Mars or Venus with a minimum expenditure of energy.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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"Even if you receive the maximum maintenance loan rate, it may not be enough to cover both rent and other daily expenditures."
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Authority board members and an outside peer review group also have questioned decisions and expenditures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Of those surveyed, 79% said they do not expect one of the AI hyperscalers to announce a cut in capital expenditures this year, up from 71% in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"The big four hyperscalers, which include Amazon, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet, have spent roughly $900 billion in the last two years on capital expenditures for AI," Brooks noted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Holding down city expenditures was deemed more important at the time than public health.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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