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Randal Kolo Muani should have doubled Tottenham's lead, but the striker shot wastefully wide from six yards, then headed over from Simons' cross.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

Israel also has 86 Boeing F-15s, which can drop heavier bombs, and 39 of the latest, most wastefully expensive fighter-bombers ever, Lockheed Martin’s nuclear-capable F-35s, with another 36 on order.

From Salon May 19, 2024

Moreover, nontargeted use would wastefully divert renewable energy from its foremost task of directly displacing fossil fuels.

From Scientific American Nov. 6, 2023

Sam Austin sent a shot over the bar from the edge of the area and Connell Rawlinson wastefully steered a header wide for a much-improved Notts after the break.

From BBC May 13, 2023

All around me heavy drops of fresh water plopped loudly and wastefully into the sea, dimpling its surface.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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