profligate
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The yellow metal rallied sharply last year and extended its gains into early 2026, helped by central-bank buying and worries about profligate spending and currency debasement around the world — but particularly in the U.S.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
It’s funny because it’s swaggering, full-of-itself New York, and the Mets are one of baseball’s most profligate franchises, a free-spending, $360-million payroll outfit owned by zillionaire financier Steve Cohen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
He has long believed that large-scale asset purchases should only be used during crisis and in moderation due to the risk that they can be used to fund a profligate Treasury.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
L.A.’s gleefully profligate, sport-altering franchise is on the verge of learning a costly, ancient baseball lesson:
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Lewis was so confident of his process that he was profligate with what was still a rare substance.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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