expendable
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That is the through-line: a city, a state and a country that objectify Native homelands, treating them as expendable and raw material.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Still, I was curious to test their capabilities, so Pinkerton ushered a robot to my kitchen sink, where I had assembled a small selection of dishes that I deemed expendable.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
Researchers can refine scanning methods and computer algorithms on expendable models rather than experimenting directly on irreplaceable ancient artifacts.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Rockets are typically considered expendable - their various segments being discarded and destroyed during ascent - which makes launching spacecraft expensive.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
My years there created for me an expendable past, disposable as a plastic cup.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing expendable
Power Suffix: -able
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