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The phrase "a mere waste of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express that something is insignificant or unproductive, often in a critical context.
Example: "The meeting turned out to be a mere waste of time, as no decisions were made."
Alternatives: "a complete waste of" or "nothing but a waste of".
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"Talking to North Korea is worse than a mere waste of time," Bolton wrote in The Hill, in August.
"In a few short years, Twitter has evolved from a mere waste of time into a force capable of massive havoc and destruction," the Twitter spokesman said.
By condensing it into a mere waste of five minutes of your time, I seriously deserve a Nobel Prize.
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Smith believed Europe's great tracts of crown lands to be "a mere waste and loss of country in respect both of produce and population".
If Selena wasn't on this track, it would have been a mere waste and unsatisfying.
In many European cities, recycling levels are in the region of 50% of domestic waste, with Copenhagen sending a mere 3% of its waste to landfills.
This suggests these chemicals have a nestling-specific purpose, rather than being mere waste products.
Bilirubin may also be a mere metabolic waste product.
Skeptics see this act as mere populism and a waste of public money.
This is a mere nibble out of the 20% of energy use thought to be wasted in a typical American home.
Mexico has only one fully-equipped refinery for industrial toxic waste, and according to one government estimate, a mere 7.5% of the stuff produced in Mexico is properly registered.
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