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expedient

[ik-spee-dee-uhnt] / ɪkˈspi di ənt /




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People will readily share their data — even when it comes to their health — for things they value, like better service, cheaper prices, and expedient convenience.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

This provided a “logical and most expedient opportunity” to get more info on what documents existed and pave the way for a consent search.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

Much more expedient, and more favorable from an equity investors’ standpoint, is to continue to issue debt.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

“I’m going to put a functional city above what might be more politically expedient for me,” McOsker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

The fight was finally settled in 1879 with the simple expedient of coming up with a new period, the Ordovician, to be inserted between the two.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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