wastefulness
noun
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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Federal decision-makers will determine what is wasteful spending and what is worth paying for.
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
While the Space Force has supporters on both sides of the political aisle, the Pentagon regularly falls under bipartisan criticism for wasteful spending.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
The reason Trump has acted so quickly and vigorously to eliminate wasteful spending, reduce the size of the federal workforce and deport criminal migrants is to force the courts to deal with the legal issues surrounding the president’s actions sooner rather than later.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
The opposition parties have said the cuts were aimed at wasteful spending, and Taiwan’s military preparedness would not be hurt by their measures.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
While the Space Force has supporters on both sides of the political aisle, the Pentagon regularly falls under bipartisan criticism for wasteful spending.
—ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025
The reason Trump has acted so quickly and vigorously to eliminate wasteful spending, reduce the size of the federal workforce and deport criminal migrants is to force the courts to deal with the legal issues surrounding the president’s actions sooner rather than later.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
The opposition parties have said the cuts were aimed at wasteful spending, and Taiwan’s military preparedness would not be hurt by their measures.
—Chris Buckley, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wasteful. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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