This word has appeared in 47 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year. Can you use it in a sentence?

expediency \ ɛkˈspidiənsi \ noun

: the quality of being suited to the goal or end

The word expediency has appeared in 47 articles on NYTimes.com in the past year, including on Dec. 13 in "This Year, Make Your Own Festivus Pole" by Tim Heffernan:

We'll be recreating the classic model: an unadorned aluminum tube mounted on a simple wood base. Introduced to the world in the December 1997 "Seinfeld" episode titled "The Strike," the Festivus pole subsequently took on a cultural life of its own, adopted by some viewers as the anti-commercial symbol of their anti-holiday spirit.

... I am choosing to ignore, in the interest of expediency, the many other D.I.Y. Festivus pole potentialities your hardware store provides, except to note that modern metallic spray paint is a holiday miracle in itself. To whip up a last-minute custom-colored pole, all you need is the empty tube from a roll of wrapping paper and an aerosol can of Bright Chrome, Antique Nickel, Matte Gunmetal, Soft Iron, Dark Steel, Hammered Silver or Gloss Titanium. (I didn't see a Neglected Aluminum option, which would be perfect, but I assume it exists.)

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