expended
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In the first nine months of this year, the company collected a total of $13.1 billion in cash but expended $40 billion in capital on AI, among $48.1 billion in total capital spending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
The Journal has reported that 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 have said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The force has recently expended its fleet of these bikes from five to 25.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
The U.S. military’s own weapons stockpiles, including crucial drone and missile interceptors, were expended in the first period of the war.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
And indeed with that last stroke the malice of the mountain seemed to be expended, as if Caradhras was satisfied that the invaders had been beaten off and would not dare to return.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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