dispensable
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I supported myself as a freelance designer before I got married, but after marriage, Francis’s career took off quickly and made my earnings dispensable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
“China-U.S. cooperation is no longer a dispensable option for the two countries or even for the world, but a must-answer question that must be seriously addressed,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
In his remarks, Francis also repeated his opposition to euthanasia, which he has long decried as a symptom of a “throwaway culture” which treats the elderly and infirm as dispensable.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 23, 2023
The wrestlers, too, admit they feel "rather dispensable", but say that they will continue protesting until their demands are met even if their careers suffer.
From BBC ● May 22, 2023
Memory is not a dispensable resource that can be outsourced to USB sticks or even libraries; memory is the stuff we think with.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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