shopping spree
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shopping sprees
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‘That’s going straight to my student loans. If there’s some left over, maybe a cute little shopping spree.’
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
America is on a global shopping spree outside China to secure critical minerals for jet fighters, tanks and cutting-edge ammunition, while European countries are hunting the same things to counter the threat of Russian aggression.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Critics of the all-stock acquisition called it a hype-fueled shopping spree, devoid of market fundamentals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
It’s getting as much mileage as it can out of Murrell’s shopping spree, devising ever more elaborate graphics for readers to keep tabs on what Murrell bought with the stolen money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
At first he refused to help me until I agreed to ask my grandma to get him a shopping spree at some fancy clothing store in Uhuru.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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