spend
Example Sentences
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Consumers worried about losing their jobs will borrow and spend less.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Many tourists looking to spend the Easter weekend in north and west Wales cancelled, leaving some worried about the effect it will have on the tourism industry.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
And because children tend to spend more time outdoors than adults and engage in more physical activity, they may have higher exposure to outdoor air pollution.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
This fiscal year the company will spend more than $100 billion on capital expenditures, largely on data centers to support the technology.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
And he saw, now, that it was useless to spend one more moment wondering why she hadn’t loved him.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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