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[weyst] / weɪst /








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This was a reference to North Korea dropping hundreds of balloons in 2024, which were later found to contain "filthy waste and trash", across the border in the South.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Such lavish funding isn’t available for probing the mysteries of space waste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a new carbon capture material made from an unexpected source: waste products from dairy and tofu manufacturing.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

By the time you reach the bottom of the jar, what’s left isn’t waste at all.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

I guess Aunt J can read my mind, because she turns to me and says, “La, that outfit is too cute to waste on just me. Go!”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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