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waste

[weyst] / weɪst /








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She and her father previously founded Deep Isolation, which designs underground disposal of nuclear waste.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Other major sources include methane from livestock such as cattle, deforestation, industrial activity, and waste from sources including landfills.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Hambleton would not defend himself in court because he did not want to waste money on a lawsuit.

From Slate Jul. 27, 2026

He acknowledged that the program “plays an invaluable role in the lives of many disabled New Yorkers” but agreed with the Justice Department that “it has also fallen prey to widespread waste, abuse and fraud.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

“The last of my kind began to waste away for want of it. There were so few of us, so few—and finally, there was only me.”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

“We believe Meta’s strategy diffusion wastes shareholder capital,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

In 2015, a battery recycling plant that had been operating in Vernon for decades had to close down and pay $50 million toward cleaning up its hazardous wastes such as lead dust, cadmium and arsenic.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

As they move through materials, they generate heat and face resistance that wastes energy.

From Science Daily May 19, 2026

Serkis’ “Animal Farm” wastes no time confirming suspicions that it’s a watered-down version of Orwell’s dystopic classic.

From Salon May 3, 2026

“I have led you to civilization through the uncharted wastes of Hill House.”

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

Twenty-five years after “Is This It,” the Strokes are as big as they’ve ever been — and not just among old heads eager to relive the wasted glamour of the early-2000s garage rock revival.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

The Prime Minister said every minute not talking about the cost of living was "a wasted minute".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The letter ensures that "time isn't wasted in a place where there is no expectation of recovering people alive," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Tens of billions of dollars were wasted on Neom, where the kingdom began work on a planned futuristic city of nine million people.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

He still had the pale, wasted complexion of a corpse...which meant he looked about as good as Annabeth felt.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

This loss of function may be one of the underlying causes of muscle wasting and reduced regeneration in older adults.

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

“Anticompetitive practices are strong-arming our cities, wasting taxpayer dollars, and leaving firefighters without lifesaving equipment,” Banks said separately.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

I know there’s all sorts of conspiracy theories going along, and I don’t think the FBI… I think the FBI is wasting their time if they’re doing that,” Donald Trump told reporters on Wednesday.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

"The government needs to improve the service's resilience and efficiency, otherwise expanding electronic monitoring risks wasting public money and puts public safety at risk", said Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, chair of the Committee of Public Accounts.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

“So me standing here moving is proof that Zeno was wrong and silly and just wasting our time. Motion is possible, and everyone in this room knows it.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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