as in spends
to use up carelessly
warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed
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Magloire, who once dreamed of becoming a professional soccer career and has mixed feelings about the World Cup’s current state, nowadays spends more time thinking about movements on a stage than on a soccer field.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026 -
When a company spends that much political capital warning about existential risk, policymakers eventually act on those warnings.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
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If your phone switches to SOS mode, loses service or stops receiving calls and texts, contact your carrier right away.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
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In November, voters in the Aurora downtown district approved creating a Downtown Development Authority to advance projects, programs and investments to revitalize the East Colfax corridor that runs through downtown Aurora.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The Fair Housing Act route runs through the courts and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, neither of which answers to the CFPB.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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“Misspends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misspends. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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