waste
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They welcomed the work's completion but some are concerned the criminal gangs may return to dump waste.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Ironically, Musk actually missed one of the biggest areas of waste, fraud and abuse in the entire system.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The shipment of more than 100 containers holding 2,100 tonnes of toxic waste was sent back to Albania.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
That included waste or anything related to the lethal-injection drugs used during the failed procedure, Myles said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
And, really—if the Incorrigibles were in some kind of danger, why waste time worrying about the condition of Penelope’s scalp?
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
It just wastes the strategy — and your money.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
In 1958, working-class voters and Democrats were within 5 points of each other on whether government wastes a lot of tax money.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
His 13 league goals for Brighton last season came from 12.5 expected goals, a steady return that reflects a striker who finishes at expectation and rarely wastes chances.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“We believe Meta’s strategy diffusion wastes shareholder capital,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
“What if she won’t eat? What if she just wastes away?”
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
He wasted months of 2026 on that particular rock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Pages had wasted the Dodgers’ second challenge on a clear strike moments earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Until they did so, he said, people smugglers would "continue to find a way through, lives will be put at risk and taxpayers' money will be wasted".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Millions of lettuces are set to be wasted as farmers are grappling with a record outbreak of aphids that has devastated the end of their growing season.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Late that afternoon—eighteen hours after the president's death—he made his first incision into Garfield's wasted body.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
People who received the fabricated pictures believed there was an intruder in their home and called 911 in a panic, wasting police resources, according to the department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
"Just no point in me travelling, wasting my time while I'm getting booed," said Littler.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Executives agreed that AI is delivering outsize value in some cases, but they found that in the majority of cases, it’s wasting more money than it’s worth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“You’re wasting your limited time and energy hating Danny Devon. It is not impacting Danny Devon in the slightest. You’re only harming your soul and your happiness.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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