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  • past participle of spend.
  • past tense form of spend.
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spent

[spent] / spɛnt /


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“Superman” star Nicholas Hoult has finally offloaded his longtime Los Angeles abode after the midcentury modern dwelling spent more than a year on the market.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

In total, the state of Jalisco has spent about $11 million on high-tech equipment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It makes sense, then, that he spent much of his time in ’90s celebrity culture fixated on O.J.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

He then spent three "very cold, very difficult" months in a migrant camp in Tenerife until he joined a project helping him to learn Spanish and find a way to stay on the island legally.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“That you’d be happy for me. That you’d be proud of me. Now that I’ve spent so much time helping you, I hoped you’d let me do something that’s important to me.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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