wastage

Example Sentences

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South Sudan has begun rationing electricity in the capital, Juba, while Mauritius has imposed restrictions to reduce wastage especially in high-power consumption areas.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

And there is always turnover, natural wastage as a human resources director might put it, at every election.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 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