waste
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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
Phosphate pollution can come from human sewage and animal waste.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
"Our technology is cheaper and more sustainable because it requires little energy and is based on a widely available waste product," he says.
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
“Now I shall have to waste part of my salary on clothes, which I hardly need,” she fumed, although it was not really true, for the elbows of her sleeves were worn rather thin.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing waste
Common Five-letter Words for Wordle, List 4
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Natural Resources and the Environment - Introductory
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Earth Science - Middle School
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