shopping spree
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shopping sprees
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Eli Lilly remains on a shopping spree, agreeing to pay up to $2.875 billion in cash for biotechnology company Merida Biosciences in a deal that bolsters the drugmaker’s immunology portfolio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 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
Americans are looking forward to bigger tax refunds this year — but many won’t be treating themselves to a shopping spree.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 24, 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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