wasteful
Example Sentences
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A six-state pilot program will target “wasteful care” under Medicare, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says.
Motherwell were worthy winners at Fir Park and could have inflicted a far more embarrassing scoreline on Nancy's men but for wasteful finishing in their first home win over Celtic since 2013.
From Barron's
In announcing the prior-authorization program in June, CMS said “wasteful care, including services that provide little to no clinical benefit, not only increase costs, but also put patients at risk.”
From MarketWatch
A slightly “wasteful” gift can be a more credible signal than cash precisely because it reveals effort.
They were error-prone at the back, wasteful in possession, out battled and failed to register a shot on target.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
