squandered

Tennessee committed a penalty and was forced to punt, an opportunity squandered.

But after Maiava fumbled away one drive deep in USC’s own territory, and the Trojans’ special teams squandered another with a blocked kick, Maiava stood behind the line on fourth and one, just across midfield.

Yes, the L.A. native and childhood Dodgers fan had squandered a dream opportunity to pitch the club to a championship.

From there, however, the Dodgers squandered a couple chances to extend the lead.

Without reform "investment in our high streets will be curtailed, employment opportunities will be squandered and ultimately, we will see higher levels of business failure," it said.