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Eli Lilly remains on a shopping spree, agreeing to pay up to $2.875 billion in cash for biotechnology company Merida Biosciences in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s immunology portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The president has been on a remodeling spree since the start of his second term, blitzing through so-called beautification projects to make his mark on the nation’s capital before leaving office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

It is part of a club record spending spree by the north London club, who have signed six players while targeting two further attacking additions.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Economists at the asset-management giant were expecting “spring strength, followed by summer softness” because of factors like the World Cup hiring spree.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

Early one Friday evening, when the store was crowded, our entire family went in for a shopping spree.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

I see fewer ads so am less pulled into buying sprees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio testified in court about Low's wild spending sprees and lavish parties.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Lavish spending sprees included a £3,000 bathtub, prints by English pop artist Peter Blake, and trips to Parisian boutiques.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

I saw people on their long, wild spending sprees, after big hits.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey