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waste

[weyst] / weɪst /








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Purchasing-card use by public officials, including waste and alleged fraud, is stoking taxpayer backlash in cities and towns across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 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

The idea is not to make teams play with 10 men, but to make it such a clear deterrent that players do not waste time on substitutions.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

She does not want anyone to see that I waste so much time making pictures.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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