waste away
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How he was able to waste away without anyone — including school officials or the county’s child welfare agency — raising alarms remains an unanswered question.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
His work suggests these vessels act as channels that carry waste away from the brain and into the body's broader lymphatic network, where it can be removed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 9, 2026
The Universal Waste Management System—that’s the toilet—uses air flow to pull fluid and solid waste away into containers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
In addition, spending time in microgravity causes muscles to waste away.
From Slate ● Mar. 1, 2026
Too clever to waste away in that backwater, he said.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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