squandered
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From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Their steamroll hit a speed bump as they squandered opportunities in Saturday’s 4-3 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Ms. Adelman describes how Lewis’s specimens fell into the hands of a series of botanists—some of them charlatans, drunkards, liars or thieves—who squandered his legacy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Leading 1-0 during the second half, Wales had chances to extend their advantage but, after wasting those, they squandered their hold on the match.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
They had sold their junk and already squandered the pennies.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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