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Six example sentences with expedient, each labelled with its topic.
It was expedient to settle quietly rather than defend a claim the company would probably have won in court.
Business
The governor found it expedient to delay the report until after the harvest festival, when few would read it.
Politics
Hiring the founder's cousin was expedient in month three and expensive to unwind in year two.
Startups
Machiavelli praised whatever was expedient for holding power, and later philosophers spent centuries arguing whether that made it right.
Philosophy
The bank found it expedient to book the loss in a quiet quarter, though the auditors later questioned the timing.
Finance
The prosecutor thought it expedient to accept a quick plea rather than spend a year proving the larger charge.
Law
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