- present participle of squander.
squandering
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A swarm of five small drones was forced to turn back as three Black Hawk helicopters carrying senior Army officials flew into the same airspace, squandering a rare high-tech moment they had come to see.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
They’re just focused on winning this race, this time, and not squandering the opportunity that has fallen into their laps.
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
I can definitely understand why there might not be, let’s say, a surplus of empathy for a privileged young man carelessly and repeatedly squandering his expensive education.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026
The Dodgers came up short in another bases-loaded opportunity the next inning, squandering a chance to take the lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
“Dear Lord,” she begged, “make us poor again the way we were when we founded this town so that you will not collect for this squandering in the other life.”
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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