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The next prime minister, while aware of his government's legal duties, may not want to expend as much political capital on the issue as his predecessor did.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

The deficits have been exacerbated by the war in the Middle East, which saw US allies expend huge quantities of air defence ammunition protecting sites in the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

The police don’t expend much energy on the case, but the victim’s family, having journeyed from the Philippines, thanks Jing-nan for reporting his death.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Ktown for All was harmed by having to expend resources replenishing the seized items, it alleged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

“You might as well expend all that energy at track practice where it belongs.”

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

A worm expends a vast amount of energy to jump and faces risks of predation or drying out while suspended in the air.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025

Currently the Mexican government expends significant resources to patrol its own southern border, not to mention dealing with the many potential migrants who gather in its northern cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

Attacking Rook’s Rest, he expends lives in a wager that one of Rhaenyra’s dragons will show up, knowing Aemond is hiding with Vhaegar in a nearby forest.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2024

These refer to one-sided relationships where one party expends an overt amount of time, emotional energy and money on another whom they are fascinated with, but who may not know they exist.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

About, for instance, expends in the leading articles of the XIXe.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. by Various

The force has recently expended its fleet of these bikes from five to 25.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

By mid-July, the U.S. had expended about 1,700 Patriot air defense interceptors and more than 200 Thaad antimissile interceptors in the war, officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

She’s expended so much of it on others that she has none left for herself.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

In truth, despite the considerable effort expended by law enforcement, the investigation went cold nearly as soon as it began.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

When I had used up the rocket flares, I expended the hand flares.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

A behind-the-scenes teaser trailer boasts of expending 25 tons of propane to create a realistic approximation of dragon fire and setting a new world record for setting stunt performers on fire in a single take.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Investors are largely wasting their time when expending significant time and resources to find stocks they think will outperform the market — unless they hold these stocks for many years.

From MarketWatch ● May 30, 2026

And the effort worth expending on collecting evidence depends on the importance of the decision—something Sutherland rates on a scale of 1 to 7.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

This boost to revenue and tourism, the government argues, justifies the resources it is expending.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

Even when weapons of war are not actually destroyed, their manufacture is still a convenient way of expending labor power without producing anything that can be consumed.

From "1984" by George Orwell