expend
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Home builders are often willing to expend significant effort to recover costs from their subcontractors because defending themselves is enormously expensive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
And — perhaps most importantly — how much energy do you actually have to expend?
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026
Privately funded science can be controversial, but OceanX notes that its research is all publicly accessible, and it partners with government and institutions often unable to expend their limited resources on marine science.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
So drivers will have to make choices about when to expend energy at various points on a lap for optimum racing.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Helen had never been lazy that Theresa could see, but she had always seemed to possess a certain amount of energy, e, which she could expend on any projects, x, y, z.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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