splurge

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

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

The company’s all-out splurge is running into higher costs, borrowing constraints and investor pushback.

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

While some save up for a single splurge, “a lot of customers own three, four, five Birkins or multiple Rolexes,” said store manager Chris Jewell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

"Let's go celebrate! We'll splurge at a restaurant! Fish and chips, my family?"

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

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

The 40-year-old mother of two teenagers said she no longer splurges on the occasional luxury bag, and instead lives frugally, ordering cheap takeout from food delivery apps.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 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

He pulled the bell for starting her, and with a thrill of delight he heard the wheels splashing in the water; and the great splurges began to roll up on the shore.

From Haste and Waste; Or, the Young Pilot of Lake Champlain. a Story for Young People by Oliver Optic

He had splurged and gotten his nails done, and they looked fantastic, which I was sure to compliment him on.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 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

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

Andre and Camille are carrying box after box up two flights of stairs to our unit—there is an elevator, but it’s broken—while Dad and Lisa-Marie Anne struggle to assemble the kitchen table we splurged on.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

But after splurging on wardrobe items belonging to bygone A-listers, some auction buyers wonder what to do with them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

The difference is that one will be splurging and then play on a public course while the other will not blink at the price and tee off at a private country club.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times