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Kostrzewa was one of several Polish executives who signed an appeal to both governments urging them not to "squander" their close ties.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

Tottenham Hotspur squander the opportunity to take a significant step towards Premier League safety as they are held to a 1-1 draw at home by Leeds United.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

After losing in straight sets to Rishvanth Krishna from Irvine University in last year’s final, Huarte was not about to squander his second chance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 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

His greatest weakness is instant lottery tickets, what he calls “los scratch,” and he sheepishly confesses that he can squander as much as $75 a week on them.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Carrie-Anne Moss of “The Matrix” makes for an ideal veteran Jedi, but in its first misstep, “The Acolyte” squanders that opportunity right out of the gate, setting viewers up for disappointment.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2024

Bud Wiggins is the hot-commodity-of-the-moment screenwriter and is advanced money for a screenplay, which he impulsively squanders, and yet his screenplay is never made into movie.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024

Trym knows too well how the human touch squanders a wild animal’s dignity.

From Slate ● Dec. 24, 2022

Food waste not only squanders natural resources, money and effort, it degrades the environment.

From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2022

As soon as he gets money, it burns him till he goes off and squanders it.

From The Young Surveyor; or Jack on the Prairies by J. T. (John Townsend) Trowbridge

From the Moneyist archives, here is Exhibit A: My sister squandered our parents’ millions, asked me to give her $10,000, then made me a tempting offer.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Instead, six of the top 10 perished by the fourth round at Flushing Meadows - including Fritz, who squandered a two-set lead against Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo in round three.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Garcia argued Jester should receive the longest punishment allowed by law — five years — because he’d squandered an earlier chance at redemption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

Fritz squandered a pair of match points at 40-15 and gave himself another with a booming forehand.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

He lacked the impulsive character of his fiancée, and he considered respect for one’s given word as a wealth that should not be squandered.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

They’re just focused on winning this race, this time, and not squandering the opportunity that has fallen into their laps.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

I can definitely understand why there might not be, let’s say, a surplus of empathy for a privileged young man carelessly and repeatedly squandering his expensive education.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Last season ended with a play-in game collapse, the Clippers squandering a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead to the Golden State Warriors at home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026

Oversight of payments to your brother not only prevents him from squandering the money, but it helps family wealth outlast a single generation, the law firm adds.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026

In the midst of the excitement of the family the scandalization of Úrsula, the joy of the people cramming the street to watch that apotheosis of squandering.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez