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[skwon-der] / ˈskwɒn dər /


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Twelve months later, she reached another Melbourne final - and a flurry of mistakes saw her squander a break lead in the deciding set against Elena Rybakina.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I could be a crank and say I can’t wait for baseball to squander this momentum, or I could savor the sport-saving caffeine of the pitch clock and the Fall Classic’s screaming return from near-irrelevance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Mali dominated much of the Group A encounter but saw El Bilal Toure squander a penalty late in the first half at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.

From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025

Don’t squander it by falling victim to any more entitled ne’er-do-wells.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 9, 2025

“I did. But only because I know you intended to squander the Widow Ashton’s fortune on your ill-conceived business plans.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood




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