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the proven expedience of the carrot over the stick in getting the most out of people
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Paeans to matters of the flesh — birthmarks, necks, genitals, odors, butt hair, the asymmetry of noses — accumulate thrilling details without worrying overmuch about expedience.
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That’s a multi-year explanation disguised as the expedience of the half-hour rush that came Monday.
—Sam McDowell March 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
The standard for war should not be political expedience.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Bale has the more interesting role as the youth who at first chooses Hitler out of expedience, but then becomes seduced by power and status.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
That’s a multi-year explanation disguised as the expedience of the half-hour rush that came Monday.
—Sam McDowell March 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
The standard for war should not be political expedience.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
Bale has the more interesting role as the youth who at first chooses Hitler out of expedience, but then becomes seduced by power and status.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for expedience
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“Expedience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expedience. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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expedience
noun
ex·pe·di·ence
ik-ˈspēd-ē-ən(t)s 
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