waste away
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In addition, spending time in microgravity causes muscles to waste away.
From Slate
"We were so scared," added Peter Otieno, another worker from western Kenya, recalling how they watched their infected colleagues waste away day by day.
From Barron's
In 1989, the state passed legislation requiring cities, towns and municipalities to divert at least 50% of their residential waste away from landfills.
From Los Angeles Times
And they’re working to divert three-fourths of the city’s food scraps and other organic waste away from landfills, as required under state law.
From Los Angeles Times
“When I ran a women’s homeless shelter,” she continues, “I myself was driving the women to jobs, to training, to appointments, to wherever, because I wanted them to restart their life. What if I said: ‘No, stay in the shelter and just waste away’?
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