Example Sentences

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And yet, today, researchers and companies are expending huge efforts on making magnets more powerful and efficient than ever before.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2024

"It's really pretty extraordinary, and our own sense is that they are not capable of indigenously producing what they are expending at this stage," she said.

From Reuters • Dec. 4, 2022

They blame the breaks because they can’t blame players who are expending so much effort.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2021

The move stands in sharp contrast to other big tech companies that are expending work home home policies.

From The Verge • May 14, 2020

Ah, but I fear it will be beyond my power to repay all you are expending on your foolish little sis!

From Eventide A Series of Tales and Poems by Afton, Effie