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expend

[ik-spend] / ɪkˈspɛnd /


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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

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

"I would like to take a moment and expend our deepest condolences to people who lost loved ones in this tragedy," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

I could set the temperature of the Hab higher than normal, meaning my body would expend less energy keeping its temperature.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir




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