expendable

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Especially now, workers are better off at companies with track records of advancing their employees’ careers, rather than those treating workers as expendable, said Rajiv Chandrasekaran, a managing director at the Schultz Family Foundation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Atacms stands for Army Tactical Missile System, while Himars is an acronym for High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, an Army truck that carries expendable pods of rockets or missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Mike Ekeler was hired from Nebraska to coach linebackers, in addition to special teams, perhaps making current linebackers coach Rob Ryan expendable.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Stoke Space plans to launch an expendable rocket next year to collect data for its push for reusable vehicles, while Relativity Space wants to test its medium-to-heavy lift, reusable rocket in late 2026.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

But the space suits have to be portable, so they use a simple chemical absorption process with expendable filters.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir