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overheads

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plural of overhead

as in expenses

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Upward pressure on operational expenses, such as landing fees, gate rentals, and baggage handling charges, frequently flows into passenger ticket pricing.

— Chase Jordan Updated November 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
The cost of everyday necessities continued to climb in October, putting more pressure on Americans already struggling to keep up with grocery bills, housing costs and other household expenses.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of expenses

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Ives added that overall capital expenditures linked to the AI trade should still fall in the range of $3 trillion to $4 trillion over the next few years.

— Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Outside groups spent millions in both the District 3 and District 9 races, with labor unions and special interest groups supporting candidates through independent expenditures.

— Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of expenditures

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During this time, as the district and the community colleges system responded to the safety incident, students’ disbursements were delayed.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
Julien Harneis, the UN’s senior Ebola coordinator, told Semafor that Africa CDC itself has established a joint system with the World Health Organization (WHO) to track disbursements reported by donors.

— Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of disbursements

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