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  • present participle of waste.
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wasting

[way-sting] / ˈweɪ stɪŋ /














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Ellison is wasting no time putting his stamp on the combined company and recruiting help to operate it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

There's just no point in me travelling, wasting my time whilst I'm getting booed.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Without collecting race and ethnicity data in the census, these estimates could not be produced, needlessly wasting resources and endangering lives.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Financial planners will typically advise customers to keep their finances simple, which would usually include avoiding wasting time on gimmicks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

No dragon can resist the fascination of riddling talk and of wasting time trying to understand it.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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