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expendable

[ik-spen-duh-buhl] / ɪkˈspɛn də bəl /


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Both players are aging and expendable and it seems like the Dodgers would be fine without them.

From Los Angeles Times

The man from the future doesn’t have a plan — and worse, he considers himself the only person who isn’t expendable.

From Los Angeles Times

The characters in movies like these are designed to be expendable fodder for the chills and thrills.

From Salon

Some economists and CEOs say that the U.S. economy is positioned only at the beginning of a wave of corporate job cuts, as rising AI-adoption makes more workers expendable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mike Ekeler was hired from Nebraska to coach linebackers, in addition to special teams, perhaps making current linebackers coach Rob Ryan expendable.

From Los Angeles Times