squander

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Twelve months later, she reached another Melbourne final - and a flurry of mistakes saw her squander a break lead in the deciding set against Elena Rybakina.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

That said, plenty of families have adult children who may be tempted to squander a large sum of money and/or even fall prey to other bad actors in their lives.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 18, 2026

But the administration also needs to take care to do it right and not squander political capital by acting outside the public perception of common sense even if it is acting lawfully.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Mali dominated much of the Group A encounter but saw El Bilal Toure squander a penalty late in the first half at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Very few of these stars are of the massive short-lived variety that squander their reserves of thermonuclear fuel.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan