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wasteful

[weyst-fuhl] / ˈweɪst fəl /


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Now it can seem wasteful because many companies are watching AI token spending more carefully.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Frustrated with an industry they viewed as wasteful, exclusionary and obsessed with consumption, the pair wanted a name that reflected their criticism of it.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

That could make advanced tools less wasteful and more economical while preserving the extreme hardness required for industrial use.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

"We should be spending on capex as fast as we can spend... without it being too wasteful," Musk said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

“Why are you wasteful? Tea is like eating silver.”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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