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The deficits have been exacerbated by the war in the Middle East, which saw US allies expend huge quantities of air defence ammunition protecting sites in the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

And — perhaps most importantly — how much energy do you actually have to expend?

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

Like anyone who runs cold, I expend a good deal of energy avoiding it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

"I would like to take a moment and expend our deepest condolences to people who lost loved ones in this tragedy," she said.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025

There would be so many more in the coming days, she was sure, that she couldn’t expend her energy on her sisters, on hot dogs.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

This spiritual sequel to “Frankenstein” is a romantic tale of obsession, possession and fantasy — adjectives that also apply to its filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, who expends massive quantities of energy jolting it to life.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

A worm expends a vast amount of energy to jump and faces risks of predation or drying out while suspended in the air.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025

These refer to one-sided relationships where one party expends an overt amount of time, emotional energy and money on another whom they are fascinated with, but who may not know they exist.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

A smart water heater monitors usage and expends energy more efficiently, and you can control and check them from your phone.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

The labour and forethought man expends upon it must bring adequate return.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by John D. Sedding

In truth, despite the considerable effort expended by law enforcement, the investigation went cold nearly as soon as it began.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

Experts say much of that energy is expended on speed.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

Of seven key U.S. munitions used in the Iran conflict, four may have expended more than half of their prewar inventories, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 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

A behind-the-scenes teaser trailer boasts of expending 25 tons of propane to create a realistic approximation of dragon fire and setting a new world record for setting stunt performers on fire in a single take.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Investors are largely wasting their time when expending significant time and resources to find stocks they think will outperform the market — unless they hold these stocks for many years.

From MarketWatch ● May 30, 2026

And the effort worth expending on collecting evidence depends on the importance of the decision—something Sutherland rates on a scale of 1 to 7.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

This boost to revenue and tourism, the government argues, justifies the resources it is expending.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

Even when weapons of war are not actually destroyed, their manufacture is still a convenient way of expending labor power without producing anything that can be consumed.

From "1984" by George Orwell