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expendable

[ik-spen-duh-buhl] / ɪkˈspɛn də bəl /


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But Golden State was deep at the wing position, making Martin expendable with its other positional needs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

"Punters don't have the expendable income they once had," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 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

The people in stories like these are designed to be expendable through the film’s ensuing events, fodder for the chills and thrills.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

They were stowaways now, and stowaways were expendable.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee




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