wastefulness
noun
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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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In a field full of beliefs that range from creating godlike entities to the destruction of humanity in sci-fi scenarios or wasteful environmental harm, battle lines have already been drawn, and AI is already deeply political.
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
The city’s project to build new council chambers is another example of wasteful spending and squandering of our resources.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Every year, ocean trawlers fishing primarily for pollock catch, kill, and discard about 141 million pounds of salmon, halibut, and other species, an extraordinarily wasteful practice that Indigenous people and other groups in Alaska have been rallying against.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
China’s patent registrations can often be attributed to wasteful subsidies and duplicative and low-value patents.
—George Magnus, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
The city’s project to build new council chambers is another example of wasteful spending and squandering of our resources.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Every year, ocean trawlers fishing primarily for pollock catch, kill, and discard about 141 million pounds of salmon, halibut, and other species, an extraordinarily wasteful practice that Indigenous people and other groups in Alaska have been rallying against.
—Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
China’s patent registrations can often be attributed to wasteful subsidies and duplicative and low-value patents.
—George Magnus, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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