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waste

[weyst] / weɪst /








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Watching your pals grind out 2- and 3-footers that are made over 95% of the time is a waste of time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"Rebuilding Alcatraz into a modern prison is a stupid notion that would be nothing more than a waste of taxpayer dollars and an insult to the intelligence of the American people."

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

And that’s why, after the No Kings marches in October, Donald Trump himself posted a video created with artificial intelligence showing him dumping human waste on the protesters.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

I’m all in on eliminating waste, fraud and abuse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

This was all such a waste of time, and after that last fight with what was apparently supposed to be a troll, his arm really hurt.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley