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Recent Examples of spending money
Locals were hired for jobs, the cast and other employees were spending money in Butte, and the celebrities expressed interest in the town’s history and businesses.
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Janie Osborne, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Instead of spending money on a big distributor, Okusa and her staff ship the merchandise themselves.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Just over a quarter of the companies in the Fortune 500 reported spending money to protect their top executives.
—Devna Bose and John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
While celebrities and Democrats excel at raising and spending money—such as the $1 million Harris' campaign reportedly spent on Oprah's event during their $1.5 billion total campaign war chest spending fee—this strategy often fails to resonate with voters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Janie Osborne, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
Instead of spending money on a big distributor, Okusa and her staff ship the merchandise themselves.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
Just over a quarter of the companies in the Fortune 500 reported spending money to protect their top executives.
—Devna Bose and John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
While celebrities and Democrats excel at raising and spending money—such as the $1 million Harris' campaign reportedly spent on Oprah's event during their $1.5 billion total campaign war chest spending fee—this strategy often fails to resonate with voters.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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