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waster

[wey-ster] / ˈweɪ stər /
NOUN
spendthrift
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The renewables biofuel factory was intended to produce sustainable aviation fuel and diesel from waster, but faced unfavourable market conditions.

From Barron's Oct. 30, 2025

And it doesn’t have to be another unending time waster or money pit project.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2023

For example, spongy bone tissue is found in the inner layer of bones and contains blood vessels to deliver nutrients and remove waster from bone cells.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

Keep in mind that we always find that the biggest money waster is failing to shop around; our undercover price shoppers routinely find cost differences in the thousands for the same projects.

From Washington Post Oct. 12, 2021

Rather it confirmed him in his distrust of himself, for it seemed to him that the Colonel, too, must look upon him as a bungler, a waster of men's lives....

From The Secret Battle by Herbert, A. P.

The message, which was said to be deleted shortly after it was posted, also included a list of meet-up points and the statement "time wasters will be blocked".

From BBC Nov. 26, 2025

West in efforts to crack down on water wasters.

From Seattle Times Jun. 9, 2023

The other countries in the top five wasters have also been slow even to set a baseline to measure progress.

From Reuters Nov. 15, 2022

In previous droughts, some agencies had “water cops” looking for wasters.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2022

A utilities committee levied one-cent fines on wasters of water and electricity.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey




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