spending
Example Sentences
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Consumer spending snapped back in August after a brief lull, adding to mounting evidence of an acceleration in the U.S. economy despite a series of strains.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
We also assumed spending on healthcare and other typical household expenses would be static over time, covered by portfolio withdrawals and Social Security benefits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
They had previously expected to spend two thirds of their sentence behind bars, but instead will complete half of their term in prison before spending the rest of their punishment in the community on licence.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
That change was primarily driven by upward revisions to consumer spending and services exports, the department said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Increasingly I was spending the days as I did the nights, tossing on the thin straw pallet trying in vain to find a position in which all aches at once were eased.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
