expedient
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The U.S. quickly sank Iran’s naval assets, so the remaining threats were such things as expedient mining off the back of small boats and attempts to use anti-tank missiles against passing tankers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
"If we set aside the rules when we deem expedient, why can't our adversaries?"
From Barron's ● Apr. 2, 2026
People will readily share their data — even when it comes to their health — for things they value, like better service, cheaper prices, and expedient convenience.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Council officers considered whether enforcement action should have been taken, but recommended "it would not be expedient for the council to take any formal enforcement action against the event organiser", calling the breach "minor".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
Though I had thought of various ways to phrase this question, it seemed, in the interests of clarity, most expedient to come to the point.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
For a time it appeared that Washington was prepared to buy into this set of expedients.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2015
All the things we did were great expedients, given the terrible problems we had, and it’s working after a fashion.
From Forbes ● Apr. 13, 2015
The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays is coming to its close.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 10, 2012
Much has been written about Italian individualism, its expedients, its limitations, and its consequences.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2011
He resented having “to resort to temporary expedients merely to make a poor show for the opening.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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