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wasting

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verb

present participle of waste
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as in destroying
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of one country attempting to waste another

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“Wasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasting. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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