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as in flings
a time or instance of carefree fun
went on a spending spree
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as in binges
a bout of prolonged or excessive drinking
after a lifetime of self-destructive sprees, the poet Dylan Thomas died at last of an alcoholic overdose
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The first mistake is lavish office spaces, premature hiring sprees and inventory mismanagement that leave your budget gasping for air, Aberra says, adding that 82% of startups that fail blame poor cash flow management.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
After the ghettos were liquidated, Polish forces continued their killing sprees through the third phase, searching throughout the country for Jews who may have escaped, according to Grabowski.
—Zev Stub, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Management is getting more stressful Many companies have undergone rapid transformations since 2020, including dealing with mass turnover and hiring sprees, adjusting to remote and hybrid work, restructuring teams, adding responsibilities to jobs and facing budget cuts.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
A lot of organizations have experienced massive turnover and hiring sprees after 2020, with 73 percent of employees saying their workplace had gone through a version of disruptive change in the last year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Squeezing more out of ‘power brands’ The CPG industry seems trapped in a cycle of buying sprees followed by the shedding of brands amid too much bloat—and then starting all over again.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
They were motivated by greed, prosecutors said, pointing to their lavish spending sprees after the killings.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
After the ghettos were liquidated, Polish forces continued their killing sprees through the third phase, searching throughout the country for Jews who may have escaped, according to Grabowski.
—Zev Stub, Sun Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
Management is getting more stressful Many companies have undergone rapid transformations since 2020, including dealing with mass turnover and hiring sprees, adjusting to remote and hybrid work, restructuring teams, adding responsibilities to jobs and facing budget cuts.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
A lot of organizations have experienced massive turnover and hiring sprees after 2020, with 73 percent of employees saying their workplace had gone through a version of disruptive change in the last year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Squeezing more out of ‘power brands’ The CPG industry seems trapped in a cycle of buying sprees followed by the shedding of brands amid too much bloat—and then starting all over again.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024
They were motivated by greed, prosecutors said, pointing to their lavish spending sprees after the killings.
—Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Sprees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprees. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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