as in wasting
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Adjective
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Owning my gear has significantly streamlined my travel experience — no more wasting time in long rental lines, dealing with mystery-smelling boots that have seen better days, or forking out cash for rentals every season.—
Erica Paige,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Jan. 2025 -
No more wasting time.—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
4 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Of course, the same folks who said Trump’s tariffs would cause runaway inflation also said Biden’s profligate spending wouldn’t cause inflation.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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Dembele, once a creative, two-footed but profligate winger who Luis Enrique coached into a prolific striker, has not started any of the five Club World Cup games.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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What are these wasteful projects doing?—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Insurers have long argued that prior authorization reduces fraud and wasteful spending, as well as prevents potential harm.—
Lauren Sausser,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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It would be accompanied by state audits into how spendthrift local governments overcharge for roads, school construction and parks.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to money-hungry special interests and spendthrift leaders, Californians pay among the highest corporate, sales, gas and income taxes in the nation.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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And maybe, for that offense, and for so many other protests, the Embassy would refuse to help Daria, its prodigal daughter.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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In his own way, prodigal Harry has always been a more easy-going son than William.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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