Example Sentences

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The payouts, a key source of tax revenue, were well short of what New York City officials had budgeted for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Aimee says she was worried about the cost of running the Aga when it was installed a year ago, but it's currently costing them less than the £100 a month they had budgeted for oil.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2025

The district has refused to provide a detailed breakdown of what those days cost, although officials had budgeted about $123 million for staffing, teacher training and other expenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2023

States, territories and the District of Columbia had budgeted 71% of their federal pandemic relief allotments as of Sept. 30, according to an Associated Press analysis of data available through the Treasury Department.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

But they bowed to Sproul’s judgment that losing Lawrence would be even costlier, and voted to cover all the annual operating and maintenance costs that Lawrence had budgeted for the Rad Lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik