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The phrase "waste long hours" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe spending a significant amount of time on an unproductive or trivial activity. Example: "I often find myself wasting long hours scrolling through social media instead of working on my projects."
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A PRESIDENT must waste long hours on trivial issues such as foreign policy, the economy and his own re-election.
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He deplores the long hours wasted on learning Latin and argues that children should first be taught to speak and write well in their native language.
16 17 20 21 Waste pickers perform strenuous activities such as carrying loads, manual handling and long hours of bending forward, which may compress tendons and nerves and lead to complaints of MSDs.
She works long hours.
Long hours, poor wages.
She complains of long hours.
Then came the long hours of anticipation.
But many workers also want long hours.
Long hours, "small" wage, "poor" working conditions.
It was long, long hours.
I worked long hours at the university.
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