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are wasting

  • present progressive of waste.

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They likely are wasting their time: the data these early birds obtain don’t provide an advantage — and may actually lead them astray.

From MarketWatch Nov. 29, 2025

When Martin used AI to design the character, he incorporated the prompt: “Make frequent sassy remarks that they are wasting your time. It sounds bad, but it’s really important for the story.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 1, 2025

With egg prices as high as they are, wasting or improperly cooking even one is, to put it mildly, irritating.

From Salon Mar. 4, 2025

“We think that you guys are wasting your time trying to get laws protecting something that’s not real,” said a letter the subset of the class wrote to the Sasquatch savers.

From Seattle Times May 9, 2024

“You guys are wasting your time and mine. I need to get out there fishing.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson