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is spending

  • present progressive
    of spend (3rd person singular).
    spend
    verb (used with object)
    to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.).

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The company is spending big on AI, including an expected $137 billion of capital expenditures this year, fueled by a lucrative and fast-growing ad business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Pecsi is spending this season on loan at TSV Hartberg in Germany.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

Read on: Netflix is spending big money on sports.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

And we don’t know how Team Rodríguez is spending the greenbacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

‘Human bean babies and little chiddlers is spending half their time sleeping, so you is only four.’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl