spend
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But we wouldn’t spend a whole edition of the Slatest explaining the bond sell-off if it didn’t matter.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
There is a commitment to spend and spend again.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Walmart slumped 9% percent after the retailer reported its smallest sales gain in more than six years as some Americans continue to spend cautiously—especially when shopping at the retailer’s physical stores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
In cash-flow terms, he notes, many of the biggest tech companies are now cash flow negative as they spend gigantic sums of money on new AI data centers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“I’ll never get the poor things clean,” she said, “not unless I spend a month in this spot.”
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Irina Aguirre spends her days on the doorstep of one such building, just off the Plaza San Francisco.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ricky Bobby spends the rest of his life attempting to follow in his father’s tire tracks, working his way up to be in the big show but not a star.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
After the opening run of songs, she hushes the audience and spends two minutes looping her voice.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
But that wouldn’t be much of a movie, so the family spends nearly the entire saga wandering around the neighborhood, looking for the dog and finding mayhem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Kellerman spends the last five minutes of the class talking with us about our upcoming art project, and I’m relieved to just zone out and listen.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
Former employees say the two couples have spent the years since Megxit monitoring one another, always making sure to counter any positive media coverage by planting their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
McInnes spent much of his night walking madly about his technical area.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Maradona spent most of that year in Dubai before travelling to Argentina to see his father, Diego Salustiano Maradona, who died in June 2015.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
While other Big Tech companies have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on AI investments, Apple has chosen to wait and see instead of rushing to adopt new technology.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
I spent less and less time in the shop; whatever or whoever I was looking for was not there.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Consumer spending that is not too hot, and not too cold, is keeping a lid on inflation, and that has been key to the stock market’s resilience this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
To have enough money to keep up with federal spending, the government sells bonds to banks, private companies, other countries’ governments, and even individuals.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
The price rollbacks could put pressure on margins, while Walmart is also spending money on automation, new warehouses, and tech upgrades.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
That could cause people to delay major purchases and cut back on other forms of discretionary spending — potentially a problem for an economy that is driven in large part by consumption.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
“Good. I understand that you’re spending the night with us?” she says.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
