as in spending
to use up carelessly
fiddled away the entire evening surfing the Internet
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Now, following intense backlash from local communities, a series of lawsuits and a leadership shakeup at the Department of Homeland Security, the agency appears to be abandoning the initiative – a dramatic shift away from a plan that had already seen spending upwards of $1 billion.
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For longtime customer Nita Lynch, who has banked with FirstBank since 1975, the merger has meant spending hours updating routing numbers, retirement accounts and automatic payments.
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Videos showed youths running through the event and scuffling with police before officers shooed attendees away.
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Suffield’s 6th Annual Summer Fair is running through Saturday, June 27, according to organizers.
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Argentina won the last World Cup after losing its opener to lowly Saudi Arabia, Portugal won Euro 2016 after sneaking into the knockouts following three draws in the group stage and Spain won the 2010 World Cup after losing its opening match to Switzerland.
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But residents who live near hyperscale centers have expressed outrage over a range of issues, including health impacts, spiking utility bills, constant noise, dropping water pressure and concerns about potentially losing their land through eminent domain.
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On balance, Kotlikoff warns, taking Social Security’s offer is no different from throwing away $14,000.
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Cheney is the one to blame for throwing away the budgetary sustainability that had been gained in the 1990s.
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“Fiddling away.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiddling%20away. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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