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Recent Examples of spending money
Since buying controlling interest of the club, Overland Park billionaire Peter Mallouk has been vocal about spending money to make the club better, even chirping in some fan social media comments.
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Pj Green
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The Democratic strategist attributed Mahan’s slow start to voters not paying attention to the race and the campaign holding back on spending money.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Spend time to avoid spending money.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The streaming giants used Series Mania to announce there were spending money again, and willing to take big swings on original stories.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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Pj Green
april 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
The Democratic strategist attributed Mahan’s slow start to voters not paying attention to the race and the campaign holding back on spending money.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Spend time to avoid spending money.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
The streaming giants used Series Mania to announce there were spending money again, and willing to take big swings on original stories.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spending money
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As time goes on without definitive answers on refunds, Harrell sees more companies taking actions like selling the rights to their claims, preferring to pocket money now instead of waiting for a sum later down the line.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Panahi recalled his younger self, who would scrape together pocket money to see a film once every one or two weeks in Iran.—
Thomas Page,
CNN Money,
16 Jan. 2026
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By law, the maximum contribution directly to a city candidate’s campaign is $1,000, which looks more and more like a petty cash account compared to the unlimited donations PCs can accept.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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She was hired as the school's bookkeeper in 2018 responsible for internal accounts, the budget, accounts payable, petty cash, purchase orders and requisitions.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Spending money.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spending%20money. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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