spree
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Washington believes China is also on the cusp of a carrier spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
There will be no redundancies elsewehere in the civil service as a result of the hiring spree, the BBC has been told, with some jobs expected to be relocated and other vacant roles closed.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Andy Burnham's Number 10 North has gone on a multi-million pound hiring spree with dozens of new jobs being advertised.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Treasury yields ended October sharply lower as a flight to safety turned September’s historic selloff into a bond-buying spree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
“I’m going to order a dress online,” I said, making an excuse to cut our afternoon shopping spree short.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Fake shopping sprees and ‘happiness insurance’: The latest fintech apps reveal our financial anxieties.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Users might fear giving their credit-card information to their AI bot, for instance, or not want to risk a rogue agent going on shopping sprees without their permission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Deutsche Bank has studied the matter and found that returns averaged 8% in the first three months of IPO sprees, and 20% in the first 12 months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Buying sprees of outlets led to owners who became highly leveraged and less able to invest in programming, which put the squeeze on suppliers such as CBS News Radio.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
When the military tribunal began on July 8, 1942, the prisoners changed into the new clothes that they purchased on their shopping sprees.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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