wastage

Example Sentences

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"Every resource I bring on and every bit of wastage I take off," Ms Hargrave said.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

They had been due to attend the exhibition the year before, but Declan died that weekend, in August 2023, having had the life-limiting muscle wastage condition.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2024

This may be to prevent the onset of significant muscular wastage in bears during hibernation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2024

Kenya said it had cut its civil service travel budget by 50% in the wake of accusations of "wastage" on domestic and foreign trips.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2024

There was no wastage whatever; the hens and ducks with their sharp eyes had gathered up the very last stalk.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell