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In so doing, Republicans squandered their credibility.
The conquest of the New World brought Spain fame and immense wealth, especially under Charles I and Philip II, but much was squandered and wasted; slowly the decline set in.
That dignity has been much squandered by Clinton, but this is a chance for Starr to protect what remains.
The country’s limited foreign-exchange reserves were squandered on window-dressing projects, grand monuments, and stadiums to host the Asian Games of 1962, seen as part of a plan to bring Indonesia into the world spotlight.
Maenius with great spirit squandered all The inheritance he had from his father and mother, And so became an extra man and sponger, A parasite with no fixed place of his own, Who when he needed a dinner would gladly dine out On vicious scandal he spread with impartial justice About both friend and foe.