expediency
Example Sentences
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The Bears haven’t found the same expediency in Illinois despite buying a parcel of land in Arlington Heights, a Chicago suburb, in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Apple is pacing itself, putting user experience and privacy above expediency.
From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025
Barr, which made clear that immigration enforcement must be tethered to the Constitution, not expediency.
From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025
As such, the government in Kuala Lumpur may have little choice but to sacrifice domestic approval to economic expediency.
From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025
She then took another line of expediency, and looking into the doubtful room, observed,
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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