expedient

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People will readily share their data — even when it comes to their health — for things they value, like better service, cheaper prices, and expedient convenience.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

One expedient way to get more done is, he suggests, to turn deliberate intentions into defaults: “Activities you once had to muster the motivation to do will, given enough repetition, become habits.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

Much more expedient, and more favorable from an equity investors’ standpoint, is to continue to issue debt.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

“I’m going to put a functional city above what might be more politically expedient for me,” McOsker said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

The simple expedient of always asking oneself: “Percentage of what?” is a good one to adopt.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos