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The deficits have been exacerbated by the war in the Middle East, which saw US allies expend huge quantities of air defence ammunition protecting sites in the Gulf.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

Home builders are often willing to expend significant effort to recover costs from their subcontractors because defending themselves is enormously expensive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2026

"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

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

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

Attacking Rook’s Rest, he expends lives in a wager that one of Rhaenyra’s dragons will show up, knowing Aemond is hiding with Vhaegar in a nearby forest.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 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

The labour and forethought man expends upon it must bring adequate return.

From Garden-Craft Old and New by John D. Sedding

For example, the updated report estimates that the U.S. has expended 1,060-1,430 Patriot missiles in the Iran war, leaving as few as 870 in America’s arsenal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The U.S. military’s own weapons stockpiles, including crucial drone and missile interceptors, were expended in the first period of the war.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 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 Pentagon currently estimates the fiscal cost of the war so far at around $29 billion, mostly reflecting expended munitions.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

Workers were paid by the ton, which both encouraged them to hack out coal with reckless haste and meant that any labor they expended making their environment safer or more comfortable went uncompensated.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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

I am very aware that I should not be driving, and yet I seem to be doing this without expending any thought or energy.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King