spends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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But Nixon spends most of the half-hour talking about “Project Independence,” a pie-in-the-sky proposal for U.S. energy self-sufficiency by 1980.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The film spends significant time roasting inane eccentrics like Benji but not without explaining their place in the media’s modern ecosystem.
From Salon • May 6, 2026
As he did before the raid, Lee spends much of his day behind a plexiglass cashier’s window littered with brightly colored Post-it Notes, stacks of car fresheners to one side.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Kent County Council told us it spends more on subsidising bus journeys across the county than it has in the past.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
He studies every photograph of every painting, and he spends an awful long time on each drawing.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
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