How to Use at the expense of in a Sentence
at the expense of
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Critics disagree and say that Missouri’s recent tax cuts have primarily benefited the wealthy at the expense of state capacity.
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Jack Harvel,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2026
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However, many organizations have focused on AI adoption at the expense of quality and judgment.
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Ray Makela,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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However, the researchers showed that an attacker aware of this defense can dial back the attention manipulation at the expense of a small reduction in attack success.
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Edd Gent,
IEEE Spectrum,
17 May 2026
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In fact, the historical data show that the most innovative companies with respect to labor-saving technology added workers—at the expense of their competitors who did not use cost-reduction tools.
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Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Perez wants to make history one more time, boosted by previously winning another mandate in the presidential election at the expense of younger candidate Enrique Riquelme.
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Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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The 40-year-old Neuer failed to justify his inclusion at the expense of Hoffenheim’s Oliver Baumann, and was arguably at fault for Ecuador’s winning goal in the last group game.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
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Geevarghese, with the Bernie Sanders-backed Our Revolution, said progressive candidates are tapping into a sense that elites are benefiting at the expense of ordinary Americans.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
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Bianca Graham, 30, of Astoria, abused her position at the Blythebourne Post Office in Borough Park to make some extra cash at the expense of 13 victims between August 2024 and August 2025, prosecutors say.
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John Annese,
New York Daily News,
29 June 2026
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