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
Over the course of the war, US forces have expended vast quantities of both long-range ground attack systems and the air and missile defences used to intercept incoming Iranian attacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
She’s expended so much of it on others that she has none left for herself.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
Cancian and Park, who have updated their April assessment, said in an interview Sunday that they now estimate that at least 1,500 Patriot interceptors have been expended since the war with Iran began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
At a girls’ school a certain amount of emotional energy, normally expended on boys, gets redirected into friendships.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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