Bathing in their too-bright, wasteful light became a sort of guilty pleasure, like absinthe or chocolate creams.

ECONOMIST: Going out all over Europe, and beyond

His product, too, was much less wasteful than broadloom carpet, since you could easily cut the tiles to run cables underneath, and replace them one by one as they wore out.

ECONOMIST: Ray Anderson

Too many of these self-perpetuating entities are wasteful and inefficient.

FORBES: The Radical Philanthropist

Holding midfielder Denilson was particularly wasteful in possession but others were culpable too, and it was not until the 25th minute that the visitors created a chance of any note.

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