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squandering







NOUN
lavishness
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We are squandering that advantage arguing about whether to peel guardrails off jail-breakable systems and blacklisting the companies that build them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

They have come in for criticism after squandering a 2-0 lead against bottom side Wolves on Wednesday, conceding a 94th-minute equaliser.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Related: Are Americans squandering their retirement savings on dining out?

From MarketWatch • Feb. 6, 2026

He accused them of "squandering" a special fund set up to overhaul infrastructure and for climate projects.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

The passenger pigeon remained an emblem of natural bounty, but now it also represented the squandering of that bounty.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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