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splurge

[splurj] / splɜrdʒ /


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The Times reports that the government will conduct a "borrowing splurge in bid to boost economy".

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Meta Platforms is the most financially stretched of the biggest tech companies, but that is not preventing them from an all-out splurge.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

After an initial splurge on travel and entertainment, retirees are often lulled into a sense of complacency because their spending tends to decrease during the first decade after leaving the workforce.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The salon is PS speak for the lounge area for passengers like me who didn’t splurge on one of its suites.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

“We shouldn’t be bleaching any more palm oil. We should splurge on vegetable oil for these last few weeks,” Obiora said, still swatting at the flies.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A lack of updating, rising mall rents and splurges on new businesses weakened its business until it declared bankruptcy in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Despite the sticker shock, therapists and financial experts say such splurges could be worth it, as long as it’s something you can afford and it holds significant value for you.

From MarketWatch Jun. 12, 2026

Wolfram says his family splurges on a cabana so they have a base for the day and don’t have to navigate Nassau with a big group, including his parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 11, 2026

Marcel Thieliant at Capital Economics added that he did not expect Takaichi to embark on any new major spending splurges or tax cuts.

From Barron's Feb. 9, 2026

They knew about a couple of her matrimonial splurges.

From The House of Torchy by Arthur William Brown

They splurged on their honeymoon to Australia, flying business and booking a private helicopter tour of the Great Ocean Road.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Knocking on for £40m - maybe more - has been splurged on transfer and loan fees.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2026

The Dodgers also splurged in December by signing former New York Mets pitcher Edwin Diaz to a $69 million three-year deal, making him the highest paid closer in baseball.

From Barron's Jan. 23, 2026

Stomach gnawing and hands slightly shaky, I loaded up on ephemera for fancy paninis, held together with swipes of giardiniera mayo, and splurged on some pastel-hued botanical sodas for drinking straight from the can.

From Salon Jan. 1, 2026

Five weeks before Brooke arrived, on her seventh day on Martha’s Vineyard, Jule splurged and took a tourist bus around the island.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

In Scottish terms, Rangers' American owners have spent colossal money, splurging tens of millions on the creation of a team, and an environment, that can win a league and do something in Europe.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

It’s also unclear why she chose a five-star resort for the splurging, given her discomfort with everything from the menu on down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

The cost burdens for consumers are causing some people to get choosier about how they spend their money, often splurging on a show or two rather than going to many events throughout the year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 27, 2026

Sure, some attendees may be splurging thousands on a single ticket, but others are getting nothing at all, even after traveling across international borders for games.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

She did not want to be the only one splurging.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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