spender
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Germany has overtaken the U.K. to become Europe’s largest military spender, with its expenditure growing 24% year-over-year to $114 billion, reaching 2.3% of GDP in 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Sam Altman says OpenAI’s top token spender uses 100 billion tokens a month — and is not even the world’s leader.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
Bloomfield has been a big spender in recent school board election cycles.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The 43.7 billion euros will go to the most populated country on NATO's eastern flank, that has become the alliance's largest spender in relative terms, allocating 4.8 percent of its GDP to defence.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Enough to cover the cost of the drinks plus tip—not too much, but enough to look like a big spender.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
A growing sense of fatigue with the artificial intelligence trade and the related arms race is prompting one strategist to advise that investors stick with the so-called picks and shovels rather than the spenders.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
But there are also some signs that AI’s big spenders are looking for more ways to at least rationalize their investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
We are not big spenders, except for traveling abroad once a year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
Big spenders pay up for prime locations near the DJ, similar to how they might splurge on a waterfront property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Heavy purses made willing spenders, and generous impulses were untrammelled.
From The Expedition of the Donner Party and its Tragic Fate by Houghton, Eliza Poor Donner
