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waste

[weyst] / weɪst /








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Food waste, the company said in the statement, is being transported in sealed containers, loaded trucks are sealed, and workers wash runoff and loading areas daily.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The country's sewage issues are, in large part, caused by the fact that drains usually take rainfall into the same network of pipes that remove waste from homes.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

This group has turned out to be the biggest waste of money baseball has ever seen.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Defensive stocks seem like a waste of time.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

“Do not waste your energy hunting me!” hollered the robot.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown

In 2015, a battery recycling plant that had been operating in Vernon for decades had to close down and pay $50 million toward cleaning up its hazardous wastes such as lead dust, cadmium and arsenic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Once she’s plugged in, charged and becomes sentient like the rest of the toys in Bonnie’s room, Lily wastes no time shaking things up.

From Salon Jun. 21, 2026

This process wastes energy as heat within the motor core, which is made from soft magnetic materials.

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

In most industries, a high defect rate is a problem to fix because it wastes time and money.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

On the battlements of their castle at Camelot, during an interval of peace between the two Gaelic Wars, the young king of England was standing with his tutor, looking across the purple wastes of evening.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

The Prime Minister said every minute not talking about the cost of living was "a wasted minute".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The changes are intended to improve “transparency, accountability, and oversight for Federal awards” while “ensuring that American tax dollars are not wasted or misused,” according to the White House office.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

The letter ensures that "time isn't wasted in a place where there is no expectation of recovering people alive," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

In Paris, “Franklin wasted no time, hiring a French cook and stocking his cellar with over a thousand bottles of wine.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

It was not wasted time: they held a council of war.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

“Anticompetitive practices are strong-arming our cities, wasting taxpayer dollars, and leaving firefighters without lifesaving equipment,” Banks said separately.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I know there’s all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, and I don’t think the FBI… I think the FBI is wasting their time if they’re doing that,” Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

The Dodgers’ problems were compounded by Alex Call wasting the team’s two challenges in his at-bat in the first inning when the team had already taken the lead.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

"Iran is wasting no time getting its tankers back into circulation," said Bockman.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

And wasting food is the worst thing you can do.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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