go to waste
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To paraphrase some anonymous wag, never let a cross-cultural calamity go to waste.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The results suggest that tyrannosaurs did not let resources go to waste.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
Greek yogurt is one of the few ingredients that has matched my energy in the kitchen: constantly improvising, making it work with what I got, and never letting things go to waste.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026
The charity collects surplus food from large supermarkets and wholesalers which would otherwise go to waste.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025
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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