spender
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You call yourself a spender, but maybe that’s really just in the sense of spending all that you have coming in, rather than profligate luxury spending.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned the company into a major spender on AI.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Bloomfield has been a big spender in recent school board election cycles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Estonia in 2025 was the fourth-highest spender on defense as a share of its GDP among the alliance’s 32 allies, behind its close neighbors Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Enough to cover the cost of the drinks plus tip—not too much, but enough to look like a big spender.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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Strong consumer demand is also propping up corporate profits, especially from high-end spenders getting a boost from roaring stocks markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Earnings releases from big AI spenders Microsoft and Alphabet after the close will be scrutinized for signs that the companies’ huge investments in the technology are turning into revenue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Instead, the worst thing has happened: A couple of crafty, thrifty, well-run teams with low payrolls but dynamo management knocked out the spenders to reach the big show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"We see a lot of the traditional big R&D spenders -- pharma, cars, construction -- cutting back on their R&D spend", he noted.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Generally speaking, although not given to excesses, they show no puritanic disposition about drink and are lavish spenders for luxuries.
From Japan and the California Problem by Toyokichi Iyenaga
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