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The usefulness or convenience of an action for achieving an immediate aim.
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expediency
The decision favored expediency over careful long-term planning.
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To inspect the possible location, the committee took a circuitous route around several closed paths in the park. One member suggested choosing the first available space purely for expediency, even if visitors would struggle to find it.
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