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overheads

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plural of overhead

as in expenses

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Viewed this way, protections such as immutable backups and isolated backup networks, often cut for budget reasons, look less like expenses and more like insurance against days of downtime.

— Michael Wu, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
If a governor does not opt in, that state's taxpayers can still make donations to SGOs and receive the tax credit, but families in that state won't qualify for scholarships or vouchers to pay for educational expenses.

— Cory Turner, NPR, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenses

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The elective program involves reimbursements of certain development costs, as well as code relief for projects that meet certain eligibility standards, said senior planner Ben Rhoads.

— Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
The Post measured affordability by comparing what a basic family budget costs in each county with what households there earn.

— Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of costs

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According to the district’s chief business officer Gerardo Castillo, Sac City Unified’s initial report included only its 2025-26 expenditures and left out spending from 2024-25.

— Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
However, skeptics are getting more vocal in their concerns that returns on AI investment won't justify the capital expenditures.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of expenditures

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The 2026 fiscal year saw record sums for both receipts and outlays, according to a Treasury Department official.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
By comparison, total spending jumped 102% in that span, with outlays on social security and employment up 207%, science and technology up 137%, and defense up 141%.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlays

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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
The funding will come from federal disbursements sent to the county under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, a program geared towards post-COVID relief.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of disbursements

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