expended

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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

Grieco said that while interceptors are being expended on drones, it is not to the same degree as for missiles, and "the most acute shortage is with the ballistic interceptors."

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Djokovic beat Alcaraz in the Australian Open quarter-finals, but the effort expended in fighting through a hamstring injury ruined his chances of challenging Alexander Zverev.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

But as the wave expended its force and the waters withdrew, the bleak rocks remained; there was no arguing with fate; neither his despair nor Lyra’s had moved them a single inch.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman