wastefulness
noun
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Examples of wasteful in a Sentence
a wasteful use of natural resources
a careless and wasteful person
We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.
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If the world already thinks of AI as menacing, wasteful, and yet another example of market overhype, these ads are only confirming our worst fears.
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Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
Light watering is wasteful and ineffective for turf.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2024
This notion encourages us to look for displays of cosmic technological might that could be considered absurdly wasteful and impractical.
—Jacob Wilde, Scientific American, 17 July 2024
And, especially in recent decades, the spectacle has been blemished by budget overruns, long-term debts, wasteful infrastructure, displacement and gentrification, political strife and environmental harm.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
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Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 7 Aug. 2024
Light watering is wasteful and ineffective for turf.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 July 2024
This notion encourages us to look for displays of cosmic technological might that could be considered absurdly wasteful and impractical.
—Jacob Wilde, Scientific American, 17 July 2024
And, especially in recent decades, the spectacle has been blemished by budget overruns, long-term debts, wasteful infrastructure, displacement and gentrification, political strife and environmental harm.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 26 July 2024
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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