expending

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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

This better price is crucial for having enough rounds to sustain a long fight, and improving the “cost curve” problem of expending pricey Western missiles to shoot down cheap drones and projectiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Smith’s sales also come amid a marketwide about-face on AI, fueled by concerns that hyperscalers—the owners of massive data centers—are expending too much capital in exchange for little, if any, return.

From Barron's • Nov. 6, 2025

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