spending
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He also recalled spending roughly 90 minutes aboard Air Force One worried that another passenger sleeping on a couch might actually be dead.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
A construction boom, due in part to government spending on infrastructure, has also boosted employment, while about 12 million people are employed as gig workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
“The bills are coming now during a massive capital spending spree.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
“We worked tirelessly to win this union, spending thousands of hours, calling, texting and meeting our fellow drivers all across the state,” Fresno-based rideshare driver Vikaas Shanker said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Foreign policy aide Oleg Troyanovsky, who was spending the night at the Kremlin, called to say a letter from Fidel Castro had just come in, a truly unhinged message.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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