wasteful
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The WISeR program — which stands for Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction — is a CMS pilot program that introduced AI-driven prior authorization to traditional Medicare beneficiaries in six states earlier this year.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
"Liverpool were poor. Wasteful in possession, so many mistakes all over the pitch."
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
Wasteful use of the shiny substance seemed to be everywhere, from grocery and clothing stores to the packaging of Amazon orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019
Wasteful and inefficient, they reflect executive overconfidence, ambition or self-interest.
From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2018
Wasteful lumbering finally sapped the resources of these productive timberlands.
From The School Book of Forestry by Pack, Charles Lathrop
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