- present participle of waste.
wasting
Example Sentences
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In what might have foreshadowed the 2024 campaign, Priorities USA published 2021 a memo criticizing the bloat in ad spending in Democratic campaigns titled “How Democrats Can Optimize Media Spending And Stop Wasting Millions.”
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024
Sea urchin populations began to explode off the coast of Oregon following the Sea Star Wasting Syndrome pandemic that began in 2013.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2024
Wasting no time — because who needs background or mood?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024
"Wasting food feeds climate change and costs money," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2022
Wasting no time, Washington contacted Joseph Whipple, Portsmouth’s collector of customs, to seek his help in the matter.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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