as in to spend
to use up carelessly
trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism
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The low-budget indie production, which Zhou plans to direct, is scheduled to begin production in October and spend about three weeks filming.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025 -
Pyne spent 15 seasons there as a firefighter, some of them living in an old cabin built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.—
Tom Zoellner,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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As of July 16, San Diego police officers, outreach workers and cleaning teams are allowed to clear a roughly 5-mile stretch of property running through downtown, Little Italy, Sherman Heights and Barrio Logan, the result of a contract with the California Department of Transportation, or Caltrans.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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The 10-and-under team went 10-1 during its run through the district, sectional and state tournaments and battled back from an early loss to beat Southington twice to win it all.—
Kels Dayton,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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Ordinarily in these circumstances, the losing party would pay for the winner’s legal costs, or at least a big portion of them, and the cost of the PSR hearing.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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In other words, about one in five Detroit voters will make crucial decisions about who will serve as Detroit's next mayor, who'll fill two open seats on the Detroit City Council, and which councilmembers will keep ― or lose ― their seats.—
Nancy Kaffer,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Trifle (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifle%20%28away%29. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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