squander
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After losing in straight sets to Rishvanth Krishna from Irvine University in last year’s final, Huarte was not about to squander his second chance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
I could be a crank and say I can’t wait for baseball to squander this momentum, or I could savor the sport-saving caffeine of the pitch clock and the Fall Classic’s screaming return from near-irrelevance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025
"Of course we are sad but the league is not over tonight. There are still many months to go," De Zerbi said after seeing his side squander a golden opportunity to take first place.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
Don’t squander it by falling victim to any more entitled ne’er-do-wells.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025
It was their city before it was mine, and it is their own lives they wish to squander.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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