wasting
Americanadjective
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gradually reducing the fullness and strength of the body.
a wasting disease.
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laying waste; devastating; despoiling.
the ravages of a wasting war.
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“That’s true if you retain the customer. But if you don’t retain them, then you are just wasting dollars. So we’re working on both lowering our customer acquisition cost and improving our retention.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“I just want someone who tells us where our taxes are going and treats this country like a business, and we’re not wasting money,” Delilah said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
That’s not effective fraud protection — that’s a broken system that is wasting money and creating friction with customers and vendors.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
"He said 'if you push for the surgery, you will be wasting my time, your time and everybody's time".
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
I hear him tell me, like he’s right beside me, to stop wasting my time on “that ugly stump of a plant.”
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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