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Use "nondefense" in a sentence
"They spend most of their time arguing about the minor--a relatively tiny slice of the budget known as nondefense discretionary spending--and largely leave untouched the real culprits of the budget deficit, such as Medicare."
"Orders for nondefense capital goods, excluding aircraft, which economists use to gauge business spending on new equipment, fell by 1.3% after falling 6% in January."
"There is also an immediate across the board 0.2% reduction in all nondefense accounts."