expended
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The Pentagon currently estimates the fiscal cost of the war so far at around $29 billion, mostly reflecting expended munitions.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Researchers estimated that in the first 16 days of conflict, allied forces expended 11,294 munitions costing roughly $26 billion.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
Djokovic beat Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals, but the effort expended in fighting through a hamstring injury ruined his chances of challenging Alexander Zverev.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
Cartridge casings recovered near the Utah crime scene were matched through a federal database to an expended casing previously found during a search of Buzzard’s home in Vandenberg Village.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
Its expressions of equality are generally used to corroborate some existing doctrine, and little if any effort is expended to construct counter-examples.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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