splurge

But we can wonder if it was a poor decision by the Dodgers, with all of their top-flight minor league outfield prospects, to splurge so steeply?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Alaska flight was the cheapest splurge of the bunch, excluding the $939 last-minute upgrade to United Polaris from London to San Francisco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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

It meant that I had made enough money that she could splurge and make she-crab soup for supper.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson

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

As inflation grew, many consumers also pulled back on buying discretionary items, the throw pillows, clothing and other splurges Target is known for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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

A relative who hosts huge dinners for her extended family splurges the next day: hiring a housekeeper to come and going out to get a mani-pedi, 10-minute back and neck massage.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2025

Hence it is that most histories are mere registers of names and dates, dull or highly-colored hackneyed splurges of print giving no insight into actual conditions.

From Great Fortunes from Railroads by Gustavus Myers

The giant wad of cash splurged on all this would choke an elephant.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

He drives a 2015 Ford F-150 but splurged on an in-ground pool about five years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 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

So, when the Dodgers splurged last winter, Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner offered a measured response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 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

Clearly, many moviegoers seem to think “Spider-Man” and “The Odyssey” are worth splurging on an Imax ticket.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

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

She did not want to be the only one splurging.

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