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The U.S. had to expend 70 or more Patriots and Thaads to blunt an attack on Jordan.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The next prime minister, while aware of his government's legal duties, may not want to expend as much political capital on the issue as his predecessor did.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Ktown for All was harmed by having to expend resources replenishing the seized items, it alleged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

I could set the temperature of the Hab higher than normal, meaning my body would expend less energy keeping its temperature.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

A worm expends a vast amount of energy to jump and faces risks of predation or drying out while suspended in the air.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025

Currently the Mexican government expends significant resources to patrol its own southern border, not to mention dealing with the many potential migrants who gather in its northern cities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024

These refer to one-sided relationships where one party expends an overt amount of time, emotional energy and money on another whom they are fascinated with, but who may not know they exist.

From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024

A smart water heater monitors usage and expends energy more efficiently, and you can control and check them from your phone.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023

The fundamental evil of war in a modern state is that it expends energy in a harmful direction.

From A Grammar of Freethought by Chapman Cohen

The Journal has reported that by mid-July, the U.S. had expended about 1,700 Patriot air defense interceptors and more than 200 Thaad antimissile interceptors in the war, officials have said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

She’s expended so much of it on others that she has none left for herself.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

In truth, despite the considerable effort expended by law enforcement, the investigation went cold nearly as soon as it began.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

The results were largely underwhelming even as billions of dollars were expended.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

Still, he couldn’t force himself to wake up - not after the amount of energy he’d expended on shadow-travel.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

A behind-the-scenes teaser trailer boasts of expending 25 tons of propane to create a realistic approximation of dragon fire and setting a new world record for setting stunt performers on fire in a single take.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Investors are largely wasting their time when expending significant time and resources to find stocks they think will outperform the market — unless they hold these stocks for many years.

From MarketWatch ● May 30, 2026

And the effort worth expending on collecting evidence depends on the importance of the decision—something Sutherland rates on a scale of 1 to 7.

From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2026

This boost to revenue and tourism, the government argues, justifies the resources it is expending.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026

Even when weapons of war are not actually destroyed, their manufacture is still a convenient way of expending labor power without producing anything that can be consumed.

From "1984" by George Orwell