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expendable

[ik-spen-duh-buhl] / ɪkˈspɛn də bəl /


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"Punters don't have the expendable income they once had," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Atacms stands for Army Tactical Missile System, while Himars is an acronym for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, an Army truck that carries expendable pods of rockets or missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Both players are aging and expendable and it seems like the Dodgers would be fine without them.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Stoke Space plans to launch an expendable rocket next year to collect data for its push for reusable vehicles, while Relativity Space wants to test its medium-to-heavy lift, reusable rocket in late 2026.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

If they should get into a tight corner, Ragear would serve as an expendable fool.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques




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