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waste

[weyst] / weɪst /








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A Shropshire vicar played a key role in a new two-part BBC documentary featuring Welsh Hollywood actor Michael Sheen's investigation into toxic waste dumps.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Leaning over a steaming pile of waste in his Iowa backyard, Travis Roggatz felt a snap.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

According to a company-run tracker of the work, 93% of the food waste was removed as of Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

During deep sleep, a water-like fluid moves around the brain and helps remove metabolic waste associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's.

From Science Daily Aug. 13, 2026

He knew that the longer he took, the more energy he was wasting, and Bixby Alexander Tam did not like to waste energy.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold

It just wastes the strategy — and your money.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 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

It does point out that “very little is known about the history of this deep-ocean disposal, the nature of the wastes, or waste sources.”

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

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

“They’re more aware of the non-alcoholic options, so it’s not so much the getting wasted, but it’s more just having fun, not necessarily boozy fun. They’re just doing it for themselves.”

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Google’s top researchers also wasted resources competing against each other.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

"Victory won't mean that questions about Farage or Reform's finances will go away, so it seems most likely it will be a wasted summer for everyone," he added.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

Angel City hasn’t been winning, but they doubled the staff and wasted no time setting up a sizable new performance center at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

It seemed that half of my life had been wasted away waiting for things.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Although his classmates had been using their phones to get information for their studies, they were also wasting time on social media.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

“Discussions of hospice reform should be focused on first stopping any fraudulent activity from wasting Medicare dollars, which would result in greater savings than those identified in this report.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

“Credibility is the most important thing for any government authority, and this risks wasting that credibility,” Malcolm said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 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

We had the same fight every time we saw each other, Olka wasting our valuable time together by begging me to leave.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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