wasted

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Mostly it felt like a wasted opportunity: A once-beloved team, in a basketball mecca, sinking its future and alienating its fan base with contentious leadership, murky vision and somnambulant play.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He wasted no time in showing the extent of his decades-long discography by teasing his classic track Praise You before sampling Queen's iconic Don't Stop Me Now.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

That would be a start, but it doesn’t really make up for the wasted decade we’ll never get back.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work!”

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

“A tall figure, all in white with a veil over its face and a lamp in its wasted hand,” went on Meg.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott