waste
Example Sentences
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The mound of rubbish is made up of what appears to be processed domestic waste, shredded plastics, polystyrene, tyres and other household items.
From BBC
Automatic spending doesn’t only waste money; it hides dangerous trends from the people elected to monitor them.
Miss Crooks' house is one of handful of homes which has access to the waste land next to a culvert which is a structure used to drain storm water.
From BBC
Mr Shoukat disagreed with a suggestion from prosecutor Jonathan Sandiford that such a move was "unhygienic", telling jurors: "It was waste and the room was being refurbished. The sample itself was sealed."
From BBC
They used behavioural science to help shape the script, with the aim of getting messages around healthy eating and food waste across in a way that was palatable to viewers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.