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[spend] / spɛnd /




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Delayed grandparenthood can compress the healthy years seniors spend actively involved in their grandchildren’s lives, including providing free child care.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Solskjaer drove up to United's base in Trondheim before the pre-season victory over Rosenborg in July to spend time with Carrick and his backroom team.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Rather than renting out your home or having strangers live among your belongings, why not spend some time in a rental property that could substitute as a long-term home.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

Alaska is a state of 27 people who all spend their day in the woods fighting with bears.

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

I want to be happy that I get to spend the night with Rue, but it’s nearly impossible to feel anything in this void.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Boyd has worked offshore for nearly a decade, including a year on Rosebank - where she spends two weeks at a time followed by three weeks' leave.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The region boomed, said Jeramaz, who now runs Grgich Hills Estate, and spends hours talking with visitors who come to taste his wines.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

James spends a portion of the pilot episode “on a month-long scholarship at the University of Oslo,” seemingly doing nothing but calling Jeanie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

SpaceX maintains that it can make back what it spends to add computing power in less than a year, which could limit how much it needs to lean on financing.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

He loves hardware stores and he always spends hours looking at stuff.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

After securing safety, albeit after a few scares, the club spent more than £300m on summer signings for the first time in their history as they backed De Zerbi to restore them to former glories.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Her son, Will Vance, 35, said he was glad Anna spent her first year solely with family instead of strangers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

This similarity suggests that Yuezhuornis spent its life on the ground and was likely unable to fly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

That way you’ll have a record of how the 529 money was spent.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026

I’ve spent the last few days practising and practising until I could ride the bicycle without falling over.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

They found that spending extended periods in thick fluid caused the cells to become smaller, more flexible, and better able to squeeze through narrow openings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

He has promised to resolve Brazil's crime woes, create 500,000 more spots in prisons and slash government spending.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

The system is on the path to insolvency, but there are ideas out there to boost revenue or cut spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"It's so scary," Rodney says, adding that he's been cutting back on food spending and keeps getting ill in the cold weather.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

I nod, even though I know Mom’s issue will be more about me missing school than about spending time with him, but I don’t correct him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam


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