expend

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Privately funded science can be controversial, but OceanX notes that its research is all publicly accessible, and it partners with government and institutions often unable to expend their limited resources on marine science.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Like anyone who runs cold, I expend a good deal of energy avoiding it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

"I would like to take a moment and expend our deepest condolences to people who lost loved ones in this tragedy," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

“The city has expended millions and millions of dollars so far and is going to continue to expend millions and millions of dollars to remediate this issue,” Feuer said at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Unlike Pita, who was still playing with the rake, Juanita, the twins, and I had no desire to expend any more energy than we already had.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall