Definition of "expendability" [expendability]

• The state or quality of being expendable. (noun)

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• "The expendability is reflected in wartime casualty rates, of course, but men also die more often in work-related accidents and die earlier, on average."
• "Among other examples of feminism's newfound expendability, abortion rights were bartered in health care negotiations; the administration talks about a "good Taliban" and "bad Taliban" strategy; and, now, Suskind takes us inside the boys' club culture of the administration itself."
• "We witness the deep repercussions of this false expendability within our family structures and even our connections to our community."