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
That approach ruffled feathers across the sport, as detractors argued that the offseason shopping spree was against the spirit of college sports—a bridge too far even in the wild west of today’s NCAA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
The boys rushed to the back of the store, where Petey had been during their earlier shopping spree.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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