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unspent

[uhn-spent] / ʌnˈspɛnt /


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The bulk of that money came from unspent funds for the canceled programs and other unobligated dollars from previous years.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2026

It is understood the cash will come from extra money unspent from the previous Labour budget, thought to be around £300m.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

A year on, much of the planned $584 billion infrastructure plan remains unspent, locked behind bureaucratic bottlenecks set up to guard against excessive spending in the notoriously frugal country.

From The Wall Street Journal May 3, 2026

Mejia has been critical of the city’s spending on homelessness, citing an instance in which half the money budgeted to address the issue went unspent.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

I had to use the unspent money Dadi had given me for rides and stuff on a cab ride home.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon




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