go to waste
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But the infrastructure didn’t go to waste, and some of the companies that survived—think Amazon—have thrived.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The results suggest that tyrannosaurs did not let resources go to waste.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
So is there a sweet spot, somewhere between voting in haste and having your ballot go to waste?
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
The drippings, on that first night, don’t go to waste: they’re coaxed into something worthy of the occasion, slicked over potatoes or spooned onto rice, greener and more herb-laced than you might expect.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
When seasickness thinned the ranks of the diners, extra desserts were laid out, and Louie, who had sturdy sea legs, let nothing go to waste.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
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