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Of seven key U.S. munitions used in the Iran conflict, four may have expended more than half of their prewar inventories, according to the report.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Alcaraz held to love to start the deciding set and quickly went a break up, with Munar looking to have expended all his energy taking the second set.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2025

On the other hand, being endothermic could have also contributed to megalodon's extinction, since constantly regulating body temperature like this would have expended more energy and thus required more food.

From Salon Mar. 10, 2025

Both Ukraine and Russia have expended massive numbers of shells, and have looked to allies and partners around the world to refill their ammunition stockpiles.

From Reuters Sep. 12, 2023

It is invariably saddening to look through new eyes at things upon which you have expended your own powers of adjustment.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald