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expend

[ik-spend] / ɪkˈspɛnd /


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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

Transformers, the technology underlying the LLM, process text by converting every word into a number or token, and expend immense time and power figuring out which words are related.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 29, 2026

So drivers will have to make choices about when to expend energy at various points on a lap for optimum racing.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

People wanted to think you were so okay with it all so they wouldn’t have to expend any energy feeling guilty.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray




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