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How to use the word WASTE in a Sentence?

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I may feel like an alien in this city's rush, where buildings replace nature's touch, and bars echo louder than the stars' symphony. But I know, deep within, that I am here on Earth to seek something more profound. To explore mountains that touch the sky, bathe in the vastness of the ocean's embrace, and witness the celestial ballet of stars. I will not limit myself to idolizing mere mortal beings, nor waste my time in idle gossip. I choose to dive deep into the profound meaning of my existence, to understand the purpose set forth by the divine.

Yvonne Padmos

added by Freelancer
2 months ago

Some of the biggest national security questions facing the country run through Piketon and Kemmerer, a Post-Soviet dealAmerican reliance on foreign enriched uranium echoes its competitive disadvantages on microchips and the critical minerals used to make electric batteries — two essential components of the global energy transition.But in the case of uranium enrichment, United States once had an advantage and chose to give it up.In the 1950s, as the nuclear era began in earnest, Piketon became the site of one of two enormous enrichment facilities in the Ohio River Valley region, where a process called gaseous diffusion was used.Meanwhile, the Soviet Union developed centrifuges in a secret program, relying on a team of German physicists and engineers captured toward the end of World War II. Its centrifuges proved to be 20 times as energy efficient as gaseous diffusion. By the end of the Cold War, United States and Russia had roughly equal enrichment capacities, but huge differences in the cost of production.In 1993, Washington and Moscow signed an agreement, dubbed Megatons to Megawatts, in which United States purchased and imported much of Russia’s enormous glut of weapons-grade uranium, which United States then downgraded to use in power plants. This provided the U.S. with cheap fuel and Moscow with cash, and was seen as a de-escalatory gesture.But it also destroyed the profitability of America’s inefficient enrichment facilities, which were eventually shuttered. Then, instead of investing in upgraded centrifuges in United States, successive administrations kept buying from Russia.ImageA mural celebrates Piketon’s gaseous diffusion plant, long ago shuttered, and United States role in the local economy.Credit... Brian Kaiser for The New York TimesImageIn the lobby at Piketon plant, a miniature display of new centrifuges.Credit... Brian Kaiser for The New York TimesThe centrifuge plant in Piketon, operated by Centrus Energy, occupies a corner of the site of the old gaseous diffusion facility. Building United States to United States full potential would create thousands of jobs, according to Centrus Energy. And it could produce the kinds of enriched uranium needed in both current and new-age nuclear plants.Lacking Piketon’s output, plants like TerraPower’s would have to look to foreign producers, like France, that might be a more politically acceptable and reliable supplier than Russia, but would also be more expensive.TerraPower sees itself as integral to phasing out climate-warming fossil fuels in electricity. Its reactor would include a sodium-based battery that would allow the plant to ramp up electricity production on demand, offsetting fluctuations in wind or solar production elsewhere.It is part of the energy transition that coal-country senators like Mr. Manchin and John Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican, are keen to fix as they eye nuclear replacements for lost coal jobs and revenue. While Mr. Manchin in particular has complicated the Biden administration’s efforts to quicken the transition away from fossil fuels, he also pushed back against colleagues, mostly Democrats, who are skeptical of nuclear power’s role in that transition, partly because of the radioactive waste it creates.

Jeff Navin

Found on New York Times
10 months ago

Life is too short to waste time on negativity. Let's surround ourselves with positivity and motivation, and chase our dreams with passion and purpose.

Justin Guerra

added by PublicistV.A01
11 months ago

Life is too short to waste time on things that don't matter. Focus on what truly makes you happy.

Myron Gaines

added by PublicistV.A01
11 months ago

It seems like yesterday we graduated high school, life flies, it does n’t seem like it sometimes, especially when you’re younger – but do n’t waste time. Do n’t worry about the little stuff and enjoy every moment. If you wake up, it’s a good day, right ?

Bo Knapp Both Bo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Hey, I do n’t want to waste any time, why do n’t we just go together, and you can meet my family ?

Patricia Toro It

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The three things that every school leader better pay a lot of attention to is we have limited time, energy and budget for safety, so we can’t afford to waste any of that. We can’t spend our budget or training time on something that we don’t have pretty good evidence actually bears fruit. With the caution that nothing’s going to be 100 percent. This idea that we’re gonna stop all school shootings; there’s just, no country has been able to do that.

Michael Dorn

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The harvesters are professionals. They’re not there to waste bullets.

Dennis King

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Do not waste, your only chance to live, the greatest human experience, to be happy.”

Wesley D'Amico

added by WesleyD'Amico
1 year ago

In the restaurant business, the margins are very thin, so we have to strive for zero waste, we ask a lot of an animal to give its life for our diets. If we’re going to bring these items into our kitchens and throw them away after a single use, then we’re part of the problem.

Linton Hopkins

Found on CNN
1 year ago

People can call me ugly or stupid and I’m like, Whatever. But these people get detailed, they write paragraphs that are so specific and mean. I would constantly be crying. I constantly had anxiety. I couldn’t do it anymore. It was a waste of my time.

Selena Gomez

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Reframe obstacles into challenges and the stress will dissolve completely. For instance, an embarrassing moment at work can seem funny when put in a long-term frame. When we change the frame we change the meaning. Was it a waste of time or was it a valuable lesson? Did you lose it all or did you get a fresh start? Reframing is one of the most powerful tools you can implement to change your state of mind.”

Josh King Madrid

added by JoshKingMadrid
1 year ago

There is no time to waste in making bold investments to address the climate crisis and building a strong domestic offshore wind industry is key to meeting that challenge head on.

Deb Haaland

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The fact that this train did not qualify under current law requiring the railroad company to make that notification is just absurd. this is more than a train derailment or a toxic waste spill – it’s years of opposition to safety measures coming home to roost.

Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Though there are better, more eco-friendly ways to shop, the two approaches to shopping these sites that cause more eco burden are 1) not shopping with modest consumption in mind( buying more than you need, duplicates ‘ just in case, ’ or overindulging in extras or add-ons because of sale pricing) ; and, 2) purchasing excess with an ‘ I ’ll return this if it does n’t work ’ mindset, returns are extremely environmentally taxing, from the transit to the waste and sometimes tossed merchandise, so shop with a mindset of moderation whenever possible.

Ashlee Piper

Found on CNN
1 year ago

For Cleancult, we believe in progress not perfection, so giving consumers as many ways to access these sustainable products as possible is a key driver to positively impact this plastic waste issue.

Ryan Lupberger

Found on CNN
1 year ago

These field trips can take two-three weeks and involve four to six people. For this, I need to estimate the meals they will need away from the station. Every time I cook a large meal, I freeze portions so that researchers can take these, defrost, and enjoy, without needing to waste valuable time in the field.

Thomas Duconseille

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I boil water to cook mealie meal (maize porridge) and the power goes. I can’t eat, it’s a waste. I can’t cope like that.

Maneo Motsamai

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I think bayonet training was just a waste of time, because I really could n’t think how we could put that into practice, just look at the Russia-Ukraine war, there are so many types of weapons used. When does a soldier ever have to resort to a bayonet to attack their enemy ? I think that was really outdated.

Frank Liu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I’m also not a fan of single-use beauty products, even though a sheet mask is such a dream for your skin, so I've started looking for products that can be used indefinitely, dieux Skin's reusable eye masks are genius — you just apply your favorite eye serum, pop them on, go about your day for the next 20 to 30 minutes, then peel them off, rinse and place them back in their case for your next at-home spa day. I feel so much better knowing that I'm not contributing excess waste to the planet for the sake of my undereyes.

Hannah Baxter

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There’s been a lot of people who are quite upset that don’t think that I am quite as qualified as others, i respond with multiple graduate degrees from MIT, a decade of working in nuclear policy and the strongest enthusiasm for working in nuclear waste out of anybody.

Sam Brinton

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

He certainly needs better judgment in who he dines with, i know he’s issued a statement and said he did n’t know who those people were, but, at any rate, my focus is going to be investigating the current administration as the next chairman of the House Oversight Committee and try to get a handle on the massive amount of waste, fraud, and abuse in our federal government.

James Comer

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Inflation should have never happened, forget about buying a turkey for Thanksgiving. Has anybody bought a turkey yet for Thanksgiving? Because if you haven't, don't even waste your time.

Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Democrats are overzealous, their waste of spending, their lack of listening, and their lack of focus on the needs of the American people.

Fox News

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

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