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The aim is to avoid the fighting that has destroyed fortunes and left relatives battling in court, or just make sure younger generations don’t squander the fortune.

But there were other mistakes made and opportunities squandered long before the Irish would deal that finishing blow.

"What I would want to avoid is rekindling inflationary pressure by moving too quickly and squandering the significant progress we have made taming inflation," he said.

Tom Fletcher called on both Israel and Hamas to implement the terms of the ceasefire agreement, saying it was "essential that we do not squander the immense progress made" through the US-brokered deal.

Every bit of Snell’s excellence was required too — thanks, first and foremost, to the Dodgers’ squandered opportunity in the top of the fourth.