spend
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Suddenly, the best players have a good reason to spend more time in college.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
In other news, the shadow education secretary tells the Times that schools should limit the time pupils spend looking at screens.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
I realized that I could spend my energy going back and forth with people all I want, but we all have our own opinions about stuff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
Masse warned aspiring developers that times are tough and that breaking through will not be easy, suggesting they "spend time analyzing the market" before trying to launch a game.
From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026
Emma and I spend the rest of the afternoon discussing our new venture.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
When asked how much he spends, he initially estimated it was roughly $30,000 annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
German arms companies are also increasingly being targeted in espionage operations as Berlin spends more on defence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026
The couple pay €1,000 between them, which means each spends about half of their salary on housing, even before other bills.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Its operations still bring in considerably more cash than it spends on equipment, and it is still buying back stock, just less of it.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
He spends a great deal of time regarding reflections in mirrors.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
The findings, published in Biomass and Bioenergy, highlight the untapped potential of spent coffee grounds, a waste product generated in enormous quantities worldwide.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Social scientist Alexandra Samuel has spent years extolling the benefits of using AI in our work and personal lives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
In June, Capital Group spent $210 million to buy its 55-story headquarters tower on Bunker Hill, the largest single downtown office sale so far in 2026.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026
It likely would have meant raising the cover price or eliminating some of the design touches we’d just spent so much time putting into place.
From Slate ● Nov. 14, 2026
Or that you pushed yourself too hard in your half-marathon training plan and gave yourself shin splints, and now you probably can’t do the race you’ve spent all summer training for.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
I didn’t want her spending hours at the airport only to have the flight canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
He claims spending on benefits for young people is 25 times as much as spending on employment support, and believes the ratio should shift to two to one.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
After spending years investigating how people can improve their emotional well-being, Coles has begun considering a broader question.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026
Tax evasion was rampant, tax collection haphazard and spending on public-sector wages and pensions kept growing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026
I remember spending a lot of time watching TV, eating whatever snacks I could find in the kitchen, and playing by myself.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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