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  • present participle of waste.
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wasting

[wey-sting] / ˈweɪ stɪŋ /














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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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