budget
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Beating the star-studded Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees on their budget defied any reasonable expectation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Sue Jewell, chair of South East Cornwall Tourism Association and a holiday accommodation provider, said the budget "gave with one hand and took with the other".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Those on lower incomes are set to be hit harder, however, because energy costs eat up a bigger share of their monthly budget and disposable income.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
If you’re booking on a budget, you’ll need to consider more humble accommodations..
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Pastor and the elders board had to adjust the budget in order to pay for repairs, so they let me go.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon, said spending by consumers was still high, but "they are increasingly stretching their budgets to afford pricier goods and services."
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
In contrast, Opera America’s research indicates that U.S. companies with budgets greater than $15 million received less than 2% of their funding from the government in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But an AI assistant hears travelers describe their budgets, preferences and plans in their own words.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
They estimated that prices for these items, which make up a much larger share of household budgets among the nonwealthy, would have fallen on average by 1% over the year without the tariffs.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
Practically overnight the budgets of federal law enforcement agencies soared.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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The state budgeted about $4.1 billion for TK in the 2025-26 school year, alongside an additional $2.8 billion for its state preschool program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Abubakar has floated a plan for a "targeted" subsidy, described as "capped and budgeted production support tied to fuel refined in Nigeria" to help bring down prices at the pump.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
But manager Diana Logan‑Watts said diesel prices had "rocketed so quickly" that the extra costs were "not something that we had budgeted into account".
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Earlier this year, Freddie Mac announced that, for mortgages with applications received on or after Jan. 4, 2027, the minimum replacement-reserve allocation will rise to 15% from 10% of annual budgeted assessment income.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
First, experts in mosquito control complained that Congress had not budgeted enough money for the campaign to succeed.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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If it feels like classic budgeting rules aren’t working for you, you’re not alone.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
The big difference now is that the European Central Bank acknowledges this as a flaw, and doesn’t view contagion as inevitably reflecting irresponsible budgeting, or other forms of economic mismanagement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
She added that, despite "budgeting proactively" and "being as careful as you can with savings and credit cards", rising bills mean people's financial situations are out of their control.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Adam Auriemma on budgeting, renting versus buying, investments, financial advisors, and more!
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
When I say run a company, I mean keeping track of inventory, staying in touch with customers, recruiting, project management, product development, scheduling, budgeting, and human resources.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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