Example Sentences

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Ben Steffen, a farmer in southeast Nebraska, said he was budgeting to pay $4,000 to $5,000 more in diesel than he previously expected this planting season.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

I used to not sleep because I was budgeting in my head.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2021

Dean said that a special 'financial recovery board' had been planning for the fallout of the ruling and was budgeting for a $150m deficit by 2014 if special funding is cut as expected.

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2012

For 2005 the business was budgeting for 25m shipments and a turnover of close to £250m.

From The Guardian • Jan. 19, 2011