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waste

[weyst] / weɪst /








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As a result, removing 10 megawatts of waste heat can require radiator surfaces comparable to the size of two football fields.

From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2026

However, that will now fall to a new manager, with little time to waste in Rangers' recruitment process as the squad are scheduled to return to training this week.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

To reduce waste, analysts and industry leaders see potential in the flow of used items to other countries.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

“How much money did you waste spamming Californians? Do you know how many hundreds of millions of dollars you wasted?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 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




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