spends
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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“The seller is usually the one who makes the money. The buyer is usually the one who spends the money. Look at it that way.”
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
NASA’s critics, muted of late by Artemis’ success, have often asked why the U.S. spends tax money on space.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Ness, whose band helped invent Orange County punk in the late 1970s, spends much of his time these days on California’s Central Coast, where he and his wife, Christine, bought a place years ago.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
The Baltic country spends 5% of its GDP on national defence, Silina noted, which she said entailed a "much higher level of responsibility toward society... that requires clear results".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
He spends almost every night there, and during the day he sits in his rented flat or at the pub with a glass of wine and a journal and he writes about it.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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