wastefulness
noun
Examples of wasteful in a Sentence
a wasteful use of natural resources
a careless and wasteful person
We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.
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Insurers have long argued that prior authorization reduces fraud and wasteful spending, as well as prevents potential harm.
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Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
State Backing China’s high-tech push, however, also draws attention to a state industrial policy that critics say is used to give some firms an unfair advantage, both locally and internationally, and that can prove wasteful.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Historically, government-privileged firms tend to be wasteful firms.
—Matthew Mitchell, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Insurers have long argued that prior authorization reduces fraud and wasteful spending, as well as prevents potential harm.
—Lauren Sausser, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
State Backing China’s high-tech push, however, also draws attention to a state industrial policy that critics say is used to give some firms an unfair advantage, both locally and internationally, and that can prove wasteful.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Historically, government-privileged firms tend to be wasteful firms.
—Matthew Mitchell, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Insurers have long argued that prior authorization reduces fraud and wasteful spending, as well as prevents potential harm.
—Lauren Sausser, NBC news, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wasteful
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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