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That spending includes amounts already earmarked for Apple’s existing domestic operations, including pay for U.S.-based corporate and retail staff, as well as the cost of components Apple will buy from U.S. suppliers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The purse is $40 million, cash that instead could be earmarked for 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Director John Carney had earmarked Irish actor Cillian Murphy for the role.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Your daughter already has $115,000 in tax-free funds earmarked for education through the 529 plan.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
But soon all her earnings, from clerking at Dickson’s Pharmacy to waitressing at the Eat’n Park, were earmarked for a camera, and she spent hours poring over Mr. Wilkinson’s camera catalogs and photography magazines.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
