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  • present participle of spend.
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spending

NOUN
disbursement
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NOUN
shopping
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He claims spending on benefits for young people is 25 times as much as spending on employment support, and believes the ratio should shift to two to one.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

After spending years investigating how people can improve their emotional well-being, Coles has begun considering a broader question.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2026

Aging populations are straining state-funded pension systems, the continent’s single biggest spending item.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

ESA spending is capped at $1 billion, which is less than 1% of K-12 public school spending in the state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

So Mutti would be home late each evening, spending even longer hours now at the zoo, just to be with Marlene, to comfort her.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo


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