squandered

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Don’t miss: ‘I am her scapegoat’: My mother-in-law squandered all her money.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 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

Football does not work like this, of course, but if Newcastle managed to hang on and claim even 13 of the 25 points they squandered, Howe's men would be joint-fourth in the table.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The author suggests that Bovino’s approach squandered taxpayer resources on operations like the National Guard-supported MacArthur Park deployment that yielded no arrests while generating widespread public criticism and viral mockery.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But the squandered time was even more excruciating to bear than the cold.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer